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DICKERMAN GENEALOGY
DESCENDANTS OF
THOMAS DICKERMAN
AN EARLY SETTLER OF
DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Prepared and Published by
EDWARD DWIGHT DICKERMAN
and
GEORGE SHERWOOD DICKERMAN
WITH A SUPPLEMENT
Added by the latter in 1922
NEW HAVEN
The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press
1922
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Copyright 1897
By E. D. DlCKKKMAN
Copyright 1922
By G. S. DiCKEKMAN
PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1922
Twenty-five years have passed since this story of the Descendants
of Thomas Dickerman was put in print, and it is over fifty years since
Albert Dickerman pubHshed his account of the Dickermans of Guil-
ford, New York. We are living now in a world that was not
dreamed of, even twenty-five years ago. Home and family filled
a larger place in common thought than they do to-day. People had
not so many other things to think of and to stir their ambitions. Going
back a step further to the early half of the last century, or to the
colonial period, this devotion to the home was still more marked.
Those who lived then were more interested in things close about them
than we are. They did not have the daily papers to bring news of
important events taking place in every land under the sun and to call
out an instant opinion. They could not communicate in a moment
with men a thousand miles away. It was not possible for them to
start out on any given day and make a continuous journey around
the world without missing a connection. Their horizon was
narrowed down to the particular spot where they lived. How could
they help making a good deal of their homes? Instead of spending
their money in travel they used it for getting land. Instead of
buying a motor-car they built a house. Instead of working in a
manufactory or department-store they tilled the ground and lived
on its products. So home and family were everything. It was the
one open door to ambition.
A mother of many sons and daughters once told this incident of
her girlhood some hundred years ago : She and a group of com-
panions were going over together the last chapter of the book of
Proverbs, picking out by number the verses that tallied with their
birthdays ; her birthday happened to be on the 28th, and her verse,
"Her children rise up and call her blessed ; her husband also, and he
praiseth her," to which her response was, "What can be better than
that?" Such a spirit was not unusual in those days. The ablest
young men and the most beautiful maidens had it as their early
ambition to own a home and to bring up sons and daughters who
should return their devotion in lives with similar aims.
4 PREFACE.
We know the results. Our land has been occupied from these
homes, over all those broad stretches from Atlantic to Pacific. In
them character has been shaped into lasting lines of intelligence,
thrift, conscience, and given the tone which makes the nation what it
is. Who can belittle such a service or say that it is less grand than
any other, however loud the applause another may enjoy? The old
Hebrew prophet at Horeb was taught that thunder, lightning and
tempest were not so mighty as a still small voice. It is so now. The
stillness of a home is mightier than multitudes in passionate, noisy
commotion.
A genealogy, to all intents and purposes, is a record of homes and
a memorial of the men and women who have made them. It
proceeds on the assumption that those who have put their lives into
such a work should be highly honored and their names kept in remem-
brance, especially by their own children and their children's children
for generations to come. This was in mind at the first publication
of this work. While my brother lived he was highly gratified, with
me, in the cordial reception given to our united labors ; and since his
death I have enjoyed the continued indications that the work is prized
for reference in genealogical libraries. I find that it is usually
spoken of as the "Dickerman Genealogy" and this title has been
adopted in place of the former one for the new edition.
The Supplement contains information that has been gathered from
time to time in marginal notes ; with some results of fresh research,
particularly concerning the Ives, Gilbert, Tucker and Bradley fami-
lies. There is almost no limit to the additions that might be made.
In the hope that individual owners of the book may be disposed to
make additions of their own, a number of blank sheets are inserted
after the Supplement for their accommodation.
G. S. DiCKERMAN.
New Haven, Connecticut,
July 4, 1922.
_ CONTENTS OF THE SUPPLEMENT
Page
Short Notes here and there — pp. 17-162 7-9
Ives Family — Descendants of William Ives of New Haven :
Branch of Joseph Ives of North Haven 9-14
Joseph Ives, 2d, Children and Grandchildren 10
Samuel Ives, " " " lo-ii
Thomas Ives, " " " 11-12
Ebenezer Ives, " " " 12-13
Lazarus Ives, " " " 13-14
Gilbert Family — Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven 14-20
Samuel Gilbert, Children and Grandchildren 15
John Gilbert, 2d,
Thomas Gilbert,
Matthew Gilbert, 2d,
Daniel Gilbert,
David Gilbert,
15-16
" " 16-17
17-18
18-19
" " 19-20
Short Notes here and there — pp. 173-556 20-30
Nathaniel Bradley, Moses Bradley's Children 21
Sperrys and Beechers 21-22
John Dickerman — p. 253, Children 24
Charles Heber Dickerman, Children and Grandchildren 24-25
Revision of Chart X, concerning Abigail (Root) Moseley 25
Jonathan Dickerman's record in the Revolution 26
Revision of Chart XIV 27
Ezra Dickerman — p. 458, Sons and Grandchildren , 28-29
Tucker Family — pp. 122-3, and 568-73, Descendants of John and Hannah
(Dickerman) Tucker, who went from Massachusetts to Illinois,
probably soon after their marriage in 1806 30-34
John R. Tucker, Children and Grandchildren 30-32
T. J. Thompson, Children and Grandchildren 30-31
Webb, Fenger, Gilson and Kyle Families 31-32
Howard, Smith, Prudhon, Corron and Hammond Families 32
Hiram L. Tucker, Descendants :
McConnell, Swinyer and Shopen Families 33-34
W^arner Family 34
George L. Tucker, Family 34
Bradley Family — Descendants of William Bradley of New Haven:
The Joseph Bradley Families of North Haven 34-35
The Stephen Bradley Families of New Haven and Cheshire 35
Elisha Bradley of Mt. Carmel and Stockbridge, Family 36
6 CONTENTS.
Daniel Bradley, 2d, of Mt. Carmel, Sons and Descendants 36-47
Daniel Bradley, 3d, of Mt. Carmel, Family Z"?
William Bradley of Lanesborough, Mass., Family Z"?
Jabez Bradley of Mt. Carmel, Family 38
Jesse Bradley of Lee, Mass., Family 38-39
Joel Bradley of Mt. Carmel, Family 39
Amos Bradley of Mt. Carmel, Family 39-40
Moses Bradley of Mt. Carmel and Cheshire, Family 40
Miles Bradley of Mt. Carmel and Northville, N. Y., Children and
Families 40-41
Jabez Bradley, 2d, of Mt. Carmel and Northville, Family 42
Dan Bradley of Mt. Carmel and Marcellus, N. Y., Children and
Families 42-44
Dan Beach Bradley of Marcellus, N. Y. and Bangkok, Siam,
Children and Families , 44-46
Notes 46-47
PORTRAITS.
Edward Dwight Dickerman Frontispiece
Face Page
Rev. Dan Beach Bradley, M.D Supplement 44
James Ives 168
Hon. Charles Heber Dickerman 264
Mrs. Sarah (Jones) Dickerman 316
Ezra Dickerman 458
SUPPLEMENT TO THE DICKERMAN GENE-
ALOGY, INCLUDING BRADLEY, GILBERT
AND IVES FAMILIES.
In these revisions and additions invaluable assistance has been generously rendered by
Messrs. C. C. C. Bradley of Manchester, Iowa, Christopher C. Bradley of Syracuse, N. Y.,
Cornelius B. Bradley of Berkeley, California, W. W. Swinyer of Los Angeles, California,
and Donald Lines Jacobus of Mount Carmel, Connecticut, and others.
NOTES
P. 17. Thomas Dickerman 2d, was in King Philip's War. His
name is on Ledger account as receiving, Feb. 24, 1676-7, i lb.
I s. 4d.
P. 33. Dedham Records have this entry, Sep. 23. 1837, "Nehemiah
Dickerman and George Dickerman, both of Dorchester in our
right, Sullivan Bemis of Newton and Mary Bemis his wife in her
right, Maria Woodward in her right and William Woodward of
Braintree, and Martha Henderson and James Henderson of
Lowell in her right" quit claim to Nathaniel Morton all right in
dower of John Dickerman's estate to his wife Keziah.
In the text read Woodward instead of Woodman.
P. 55. Chart IV. Dates of Major John Arms should be, 1722-1770.
P. 6^. Willard Dickerman Straight married Sep. 7, 1911, Dorothy
Payne Whitney, daughter of the Hon. William C. Whitney of
New York. He bore a distinguished part in the diplomatic
service of the United States in the Orient, and later as a Major
of the ariny in the great war. He died at Paris, France, Dec. i,
1918. The N. Y. Times of Dec. 2, 1918, contains an extended
obituary with a portrait.
P. 79. Rev. Lysander Dickerman died Dec. 13, 1902, at Boston,
Mass. The Congregational Year Book of 1903, p. 22, gives a
sketch of his life.
P. 132. For Mary Daniels read Mary Staniels.
P. 143. Add to children of John Cooper 3d, Caleb Cooper, b. 1707-8,
d. Oct. 30, 1746, ae. 38, m. March 13, 1734-5, Desire Sanford.
8 SUPPLEMENT.
P. 144. Rebecca Cooper m. Daniel Ailing.
P. 154. Chart V. Add to children of Nathaniel and Ruth (Dicker-
man) Bradley, Abigail Bradley, bp. April 22. 1694, d. March
19, 1732-3. m. Dec. 15, 1713, Jonathan Atwater 2d. Make same
correction on p. 178.
P. 156. Mary Cooper, wife of Abraham Dickerman, d. Jan. 4,
1 705-6, ae. 66. She was probably born in New Haven.
The second wife of Isaac Dickerman was Elizabeth Ailing, as
recorded on p. 304 of this work.
102. I. Fifth line. For "second" read "first" and omit the
remarks that follow.
P. 158. IV. I. Mary Bassett m. June 24, 1734, David Doolittle,
who d. Aug. 17, 1736; m. (2) April 5, 1742, Samuel Ailing, both
of Walhngford.
3. Her sister Martha m. April 9, 1747, John Sutliff ; she d.
Aug. 9, 1777, ae. 67, at Thomaston.
4. Elizabeth did not m. David Atwater, but m. May 21,
1740, Phineas Doolittle of Wallingford.
P. 159. 5. Thankful m. Daniel Rowe of Bristol.
6. Lois m. Dec. 4, 1755, David Luddington; she d. July,
1799, ae. 75, at Plymouth.
8. David d. unmarried.
VI. 2. Ebenezer Bassett m. Jan. 24, 1750, Susanna White.
P. 160. 3. Daniel Bassett d. Dec. 5. 1809, m. Jan. 6, 1774, Eunice
Turner. No children.
5. Abraham Bassett d. Sep. 8, 1776, m. Feb. 12, 1761, Lydia
Smith. Seven children.
VII. For Mariah read Martha.
P. 161. no. II. Samuel Hitchcock m. Mary Perkins, dau. of Daniel
and Martha (Elcock) Perkins, b. June 12, 1715, m. (2) June 11,
1764, Mabel (Punderson) Ives, widow of Lazarus Ives, b. March
19, 1726, d. 1765, m. (3) Mary (Jones) Bellamy, widow of
Samuel Bellamy, b. Dec. 5, 1721, d. Sep. 4, 1803. Mount Carmel.
2. Samuel Hitchcock 2d, m. (2) Jan. 27, 1793, Martha
(Gaylord) Ives of Cheshire.
P. 162. 3. Martha (Hitchcock) Rexford d. April i, 1774.
4. Mary Hitchcock d. July 8, 1802, ae, 62, m. Jason
Bradley.
NOTES. 9
6. Mercy Hitchcock m. Nov. 29, 1770, Joseph Gilbert.
Nos. 7 and 8 are erroneous ; the reading should be as follows :
7. Eunice Hitchcock d. Feb. 27, 1757.
8. Jabez Hitchcock, only child of second marriage, b. about
1765, d. Feb. 19, 1842, ae. "jy, m. Experience Bishop; he was
deacon at Bethany.
HI. Abiah Hitchcock d. May 15, 1783, ae. 66, m. (2) July 18,
1 781, Matthew Gilbert.
IV. Joseph Hitchcock, b. Feb. 13, 171 7, died young. It was a
later Joseph, the youngest of the family, bp. July 14, 1728,
d. Feb. 18, 1790, ae. 62, who m. Dec. 14, 1749, Hannah
Ball.
Ives
P. 163. Chart VI. \Mlliam Ives, the settler, had two sons, Joseph
and John, both of whom went to \\'allingford and had lots
assigned them in the new settlement there. John remained per-
manently and a record of his descendants is given in Davis'
History of \\^allingford. The older brother, Joseph, having
married into a North Haven family, made his home in that
parish, and his descendants constituted a separate branch of the
Ives family who lived for the most part in North Haven and
Mount Carmel till they migrated to other parts of the country.
The record of this family follows :
(i.) Joseph Ives. d. 1695, m. Jan. 2, 1672, Mary Yale, dau. of
Thomas and Mary (Turner) Yale, b. Oct. 26, 1650.
I. Joseph Ives 2d, b. Oct. 17, 1673. (2)
II. Mary, b. March 18, 1674-5. died young.
HI. Mary, b. March 17, 1675-6, m. Jan. 21, 1691-2, John Gilbert
2d, son of John and Sarah (Gregson) Gilbert, b. Oct. 3.
1668, d. Dec. 1741.
IV. Samuel, b. Nov. 6, 1677. (3)
V. Martha, b. March 5, 1678-9, m. Eleazer Stent of Branford.
VI. Lazarus, b. Feb. 19, 1680, d. 1704, unm.
VII. Thomas, b. Aug. 22, 1683. (4)
VIII. Abigail, b. Aug. 17. 1685, died young.
IX, John, b. Jan. 18, 1686, died young.
X. Ebenezer, b. April 6, 1692. (5)
lO SUPPLEMENT.
(2.) Joseph Ives 2d, b. Oct. 17, 1673. d. Nov. i, 1751, ae. 78, m.
Jan. 7, 1700, Sarah Ball, dau. of Ailing 2d, and Sarah (Thomp-
son) Ball, b. Aug. 26, 1679.
1. John, b. Nov. 6, 1701.
2. Joseph, b. Nov. 9, 1703.
3. Ailing, b. Feb. 22, 1705-6.
4. Stephen, b. June 27, 1708, d. about 1744-5, m- May 13, 1736, Abigail
Rowe, dau. of Matthew 2d and Rebekah (Mix) Rowe, b. Jan. 17,
1712, d. about 1797; she m. (2) Joseph Sackett.
i. Mary, b. July 13, 1737, m. Jason Cooper,
ii. Rebekah, b. Feb. 27, 1738-9, d. Jan. 26, 1797, ae. 59, m. William Bradley
of East Haven,
iii. Joseph Ives 3d, b. Oct. 26, 1740, d. about 1768, m. Nov. 5, 1761,
Elizabeth Grannis, dau. of John 26. and Mary (Bradley) Grannis, b.
Dec. 20, 1 741, m. (2) Dec. 6, 1764, Abigail Grannis, a sister of
Elizabeth, who m. (2) Job Blakeslee. This Joseph Ives was among the
founders of the Mt. Carmel church. He had four daughters : Mary, b.
July 4, 1763, Abigail, who m. Archibald McNeil, Ruth, and Joanna,
who m. Jabez Spencer,
iv. Stephen 2d, b. March 16, 1741-2, m. Feb. 12, 1769, Sarah Ames, who m.
(2) Oct. 4, 179s, Samuel Mix. His estate was divided in 1793, to
his widow Sarah and children, Joseph, William, Sally, Polly, Sukey and
Patty. North Haven,
v. Enoch. His estate was divided in 1797, to his sister Mary, and heirs of
deceased brothers, and sister Rebekah.
5. Enoch, b. Feb. 12, 1711-12, m. July 31, 1735, Lydia Cooper, dau. of
Joseph and Abigail Cooper, b. Jan. 15, 1708. He d. before Aug.
25, 1744, when his estate was in probate. His widow m. Samuel
Goodsell.
6. Elisha, b. Jan. 31, 1715-16.
7. Sarah, b. Feb. 14, 1718-19, m. April I, 1735, Stephen Cooper, son of
Joseph and Abigail Cooper, b. Dec. 29, 1712, who m. (2) Mary
Gilbert.
8. Dan, b. Jan. 3, 1721-2, d. March 27, 1776, m. Mary Piatt of Milford,
who d. July 17, 1754, in her 27th year, m. (2) Mable .
In May, 1776, administration on his estate was granted to the
widow, Mable Ives ; mention was made of "two eldest daughters,
Mary and Sarah," daughter Lydia, eldest son Dan, and youngest
son Allen.
(3.) Samuel Ives, b. Nov. 6, 1677, d. July 25, 1726, ae. 49, m.
Jan, 3, 1705-6, Ruth Atwater, dau. of Jonathan and Ruth (Peck)
Atwater, b. Dec. 31, 1688, d. May 15, 1758, ae. 69.
1. Mary, b. Dec. 5, 1706, m. Dec. 13, 1725, Caleb Todd, son of Samuel
2d and Susanna (Tuttle) Todd, b. Jan. 2, 1700. Three children.
2. Lydia, b. March 7, 1709, m. May 21, 1726, Stephen Todd, brother of
Caleb, b. Dec. 4, 1702, d. 1772, in Wallingford. Twelve children.
IVES FAMILIES. II
3. Samuel 2d, b. Sept. 16, 171 1, m. June 13, 1744, Mary Gilbert, dau.
of Joseph and Alary (Potter) Gilbert, b. Jan. 15, 1716-17.
i. Samuel 3d, b. Oct. 3, 1745.
ii. Lois, b. Aug. 27, 1747, m. William Day. Great Barrington.
iii. Levi, b. May 24, 1750, d. Oct. 17, 1826. Distinguished as a physician
in New Haven; as was also his son, Dr. Eli Ives.
4. Ruth, b. April 17, 1714.
5. Jonathan, b. March 14, 1716, d. Jan. 12, 1792, m. Feb. ig, 1737-8,
Thankful Cooper, dau. of Joseph and Abigail Cooper, b. April 11,
1721.
i. Jeremiah, b. Nov. 19, 1738, d. 1825, ae. 87, m. June 7, 1768, Hannah
Bassett, dau. of Abraham and Mehitabel (Street) Bassett, b. Dec. 26,
1739, d. Sep. 14, 1803. Four children. West Springfield, Mass.
ii. Ruth, b. July 28, 1740, d. Aug. 20, 1806, ae. 66, m. May 29, 1760,
Timothy Goodyear, son of Andrew and Jane (Gilbert) Goodyear, b. Jan.
i> 173s. d. Jan. I, 1816, ae. 81. Thirteen children.
iii. Mary, b. April 24, 1744, m. Sep. 9, 1765, Seth Todd, b. Feb. 16, 1738,
d. Dec. 3, 1803.
iv. Thankful, b. March 14, 1746-7, d. Aug. i, 1834, in her 88th year, m.
Dec. s, 1764, Uri Tuttle, son of Nathaniel 2d and Mary (Todd) Tuttle,
b. Sep. 8, 1738, d. June 18, 1822, ae. 84. Ten children. Bethany,
Conn.
V. Joel, b. May 19, 1749, m. Dec. 2, 1772, Mary Heaton, who d. July 13,
1784, in her 39th year; m. (2) Nov. i, 1785, Sarah Harrison, at
Branford. Two daughters by ist m., Sarah and Esther.
vi. Jonathan 2d, b. March 26, 1751, d. Oct. 21, 1813, ae. 63, m. May i,
1777, Sarah Bassett, dau. of John 3d and Sarah (Heaton) Bassett, who
d. April 7, 1836, ae. 85. They had a son. Leveret, b. April 25, 1778,
d. 179s, and a daughter, Sarah, who ni. Allen Dickerman, page ^6g.
vii. Allen, b. Nov. 13, 1753, m. Rebekah Dickerman, page 464.
viii. Phebe, b. Feb. 8, 1757, m. Jan. 4, 1776, Benjamin Gaylord.
6. Damaris, b. July 6, 1718, d. Nov. 19, 1802, ae. 84, m. April 19, 1739,
Ebenezer Frost 2d, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Tuttle) Frost, b.
Feb. II, 1708, d. about 1757; m. (2) Oct. 20, 1761, Dr. John Hull
of Wallingford for his second wife.
7. John, b. Aug. 22, 1726, m. Sept. 12, 1751, Lois Barnes.
i. Martha, b. Dec. 29, 1753.
ii. Mehitabel, b. Jan. 21, 1754-5.
iii. John, b. Feb. 5, 1757, d. Dec. 10, 1847, ae. 91, m. June 22, 1780,
Esther Tuttle, dau. of Jehiel and Charity (Dayton) Tuttle, b. Sep. 14,
1758, d. Feb. 14, 1836. Removed to Barkhamstead in 1771. Eight
children,
iv. Jesse, b. Aug. 6, 1759.
V. Lucy, b. Oct. 15, 1761.
vi. Lois, b. Sep. 10, 1764.
(4.) Thomas Ives, b. Aug. 22, 1683, d. May 10, 1768. ae. 84.
m. May 4, 171 1, Anne Thompson, dau. of Lieut. John and
Rebecca (Daniel) Thompson, b. March 20, 1683, d. Dec. 12,
1751-
I. Thomas 2d, b. 1713, d. Nov. 17, 1752, m. May 21, 1740, Ann Heaton.
SUPPLEMENT.
dau. of Theophilus and Sarah (Earle) Heaton, b. Jan. 20, 1713,
d. June 22, 1795, ae. 82. Great Harrington, Mass.
i. Susannah, b. April 26, 1742, d. Oct. 30, 1793.
ii. Theophilus, b. Aug. 16, 1743, died in infancy,
iii. Thomas, b. Feb. 9, 1744-5, d. Dec. 12, 1751.
iv. Thomas, b. Feb. 2, 1753, d. March 8, 1814, ae. 61, m. March 2, 1786,
Ruth Foster, dau. of Hon. Jedediah Foster of Brookfield, Mass. He
had the military rank of Major General. Seven daughters and five
sons. A son, Thomas Earl Ives, was graduated at Yale College in 1822.
2. Ann, b. April 14, 1717.
3. Rebekah, b. Feb. 14, 1718-19.
4. Mehitabel, b. Sep. 4, 1720.
5. Elizabeth, b. Jan. i, \'^22-z, m. Feb. 1745, Ebenezer Todd, son of
James and Lydia (Sherman) Todd, b. Aug. 24, 1722.
(5.) Ebenezer Ives, b. April 6, 1692, d. July 7, 1/57, "i- J^ri. 17.
1 714-5, Mary Atwater, dau. of Ebenezer and Abigail (Heaton)
Atwater, b. March 12, 1695, d. Feb. 3, 1772.
1. Lazarus, b. Oct. 19, 1715. (6)
2. Martha, b. May i, 17 17, d. July 13, 1770, in Waterbury, m. March
II, 1740, Daniel Potter.
3. James, b. Oct. 19, 1718, d. May 14, 1804, m. Nov. 20, 1750, Damaris
Atwater, dau. of Daniel and Abigail (Tuttle) Atwater, b. Dec. 30,
1727, d. about 1751-2, m. (2) Nov. 6, 1753, Sarah Tuttle, dau. of
Josiah and Deborah (Barnes) Tuttle, b. March 25, 1723, d. Jan,
21, 1796, ae. 72.
i. James 2d, b. Aug. 11, 1751, d. Aug. 15, 1826, ae. 75, at Great Barrington,
Mass., m. Jan. 15, 1770, Lois Turner, who d. Oct. 31, 1776, in her
29th year, grave in North Haven; m. (2) June 16, 1779, Mary Brockett,
who d. Sep. 7, 1830, ae. 71, at Great Barrington. One daughter of first
marriage, Beda, d. March 14, 1857, m. March 20, 1789, Jared Goodyear.
Children of the second marriage at Great Barrington.
ii. Damaris, b. Dec. 16, 1754, d. Jan. 11, 1839, ae. 84, m. Sep. 21, 1775,
Jesse Dickerman, page 393.
iii. Eber, b. Dec. 16, 1756, d. Dec. 12, 1830, ae. 74, m. May 4, 1793, Esther
Mowatt, who d. Feb. 11, 1838, ae. 75.
iv. Sarah, twin with Eber, d. April 5, 1790, in her 34th year.
V. Eunice, b. Aug. 18, 1758, d. April 24, 1786.
vi. Mary, b. March 10, 1760, d. Sep. 16, 1842, ae. 82, m. Joel Cooper, who
d. Dec. 10, 1840, ae. 92.
vii. Elam, b. Dec. 16, 1761, page 162.
viii. Jason, b. about 1765, d. Sep. 7, 1794, ae. 29.
4. Miriam, b. Oct. 28, 1722, d. Nov. 11, 1792, m. Feb. 10, 1748, Jacob
Atwater, son of Jonathan 2d, and Abigail (Bradley) Atwater, b.
Jan. 22, 1721, d. Dec. 11, 1799.
5. Abel, b. Feb. 17, 1723-4, d. March 27, 1792, m. March 26, 1753,
Martha Sperry. A son Abel, daughters Martha and Hannah, son
Ira died young.
6. Mary, b. Jan. 26, 1725-6, died young.
IVES FAMILIES. I3
7. Ebenezer 2d, b. July 19, 1727, d. 1760, m. May 17, 1753, Alary Atwater.
No children.
8. Abigail, b. Nov. 25, 1728, d. May 12, 1773, unmarried.
9. Noah, b. Dec. 4, 1730, d. Oct. 15, 1800, m. Dec. 23, 1762, Abigail
Pierpont, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Russell) Pierpont, b. June
6, 1743, d. Feb. 13, 1815, ae. ^2.
i. Esther, b. Aug. 22, 1765, d. Sep. 18, 1805, m. Bethuel Todd. Waterbury.
ii. Miriam, b. Aug. 15, 1768, d. Oct. 1773.
iii. Hannah, b. Aug. 18, 1772, d. Dec. 11, 1838, m. July 16, 1795, Titus
^lansfield 2d, b. 1770, d. Jan. 19, 1829, ae. 59.
iv. Giles, b. April 25, 1774, m. Oct. 9, 1799, Abigail Gilbert, of Waterbury.
V. Noah 2d, b. Sep. 18, 1776.
vi. Miriam, b. Jan. 3, 1779, in. Willard Frost.
vii. Talcott, b. July 24, 1781, d. March 27, 1859, m. Hannah .
viii. Alban, b. Sep. 8, 1788, d. Aug. 28, 1870, North Haven.
10. Eunice, b. May 4, 1732.
11. Lydia. b. Oct. 2, 1733, d. Dec. 15, 1778, m. May 22, 1755, John
Gilbert, son of Daniel and Sarah (Todd) Gilbert, who was killed
by the British in their attack on New Haven, July 5, 1779, in his
48th year. Eight children.
(6.) Lazarus Ives, b. Oct. 19, 1715, d. before Feb., 1762, m.
Dec. 28, 1743, Mabel Punderson, dau. of Thomas and Lydia
(Bradley) Punderson, b. March 19, 1726, d. 1765. Mt. Carmel.
I. Ezra, b. Nov. 6, 1744-5, d- Aug. 19, 1825, ae. 81, m. Mabel Bassett,
dau. of William and Mabel (Goodyear) Bassett, b. Dec. 2, 1746,
d. Oct. 24, 1818, ae. 72.
i. Mabel, b. Feb. 9, 1767, d. Aug. 4, 1834, m. Justus Allen, son of Nathan
2d and Mary (Hitchcock) Allen, b. June 8, 1766, d. June 18, 1808.
Seven children. Colebrook, Conn.
ii. Rhoda, b. Jan. 22, 1770, d. Dec. 27, 1819, ae. 50, m. Joshua Goodyear,
son of Jesse and Hannah (Bradley) Goodyear, b. 1769, d. Nov. 15., 181 7.
iii. Betsey, b. May 26, 1772, d. April 2, 1858, ae. 86, m. Dec. 13, 1795,
Lyman Bradley, son of Jason and Mary (Hitchcock) Bradley, d. Sep.
2^, 1853, ae. %(,.
iv. Jesse, b. June 29, 1774, d. Sep. 21, 1843, ae. 69, m. ]\Iabel Goodyear,
dau. of Jesse and Hannah (Bradley) Goodyear, b. Aug. 27, 1776, d.
July 31, 1822, ae. 46, m. (2) Sukey , who d. July 12, i86o, ae.
84. Eight children.
V. Ezra 2d, b. March 18, 1776, d. 1818. Yale College, 1797, M.D.
vi. Lucy, b. Sep. 23, 1778, d. Aug. 22, 1801, ae. 23, m. Dec. 31, 1797, Alvin
Bradley 2d, son of Alvin and Martha (Gilbert) Bradley, b. about 1768,
d. Dec. 7, 1820, ae. 52. He m. (2) Abigail Hall of Wallingford, page
3-V-
vii. Jared, b. Aug. 19, 1781, d. Nov. 16, 1857, m. Silvia Bradley, b. Nov. i,
1783, d. Aug. 26, 1858.
viii. Russell, b. Jan. 4, 1785, d. Aug. 26, 1855, rn- Nov. 10, 1814, Abigail
Dickerman, page 454.
2. Lazarus Ives 2d, b. April 21, 1747, d. May 14, 1832, in Goshen, m.
Oct. 29, 1772, Chloe Beach, dau. of Amos and Sarah (Royce)
14 SUPPLEMENT.
Beach of Wallingford. Children b. at Goshen. Hibbard's Hist,
of Goshen, p. 642.
i. Mabel, b. Aug. 1773, d. 1775.
ii. Esther, b. Oct. 10, 177J, m. Tyrannus Tuttle.
iii. Jesse, b. June 21, 1776, m. Polly Miles, dau. of Samuel Miles; removed
to Homer, N. Y., where he d. Nov. 25, 1857. Four sons and six
daughters,
iv. Mabel, b. July 16, 1778, m. June i, 1801, Thomas Bartholomew. Two
sons and seven daughters.
V. Cephas, b. March 19, 1780, d. May 30, 1864, m. Feb. 14, 1808, Nancy
Clark of Cornwall,
vi. Laura, b. Dec. 7, 1781, d. unmarried,
vii. Rufus, b. Dec. 9, 1783, d. Oct. 18, 1817, unmarried,
viii. Theodore, b. March 19, 1786, m. Amanda Rogers of Cornwall.
3. Amos, b. March 14, 1749-50.
4. Jonah, b. June 16, 1752, at Branford.
5. Jesse, b. May 27, 1755, d. Aug. 30, 1764. North Haven.
6. Asa, b. March 8, 1758, d. Jan. 7, 1848, in Goshen, m. about 1792,
Sarah Marks of Milford, who d. Feb. 11, 1840. Hibbard's Goshen.
Children b. in Goshen.
i. Eben, b. Oct. 20, 1792, m. Betsey Hull. Rem. to Newton, C, 181 7.
ii. Luther, b. May 10, 1794, m. Laura Johnson of Cornwall. Rem. to
Nelson, O. Two sons and two daughters,
iii. Leverett, b. Sep. 21, 1796, d. Dec. s, 1877, m. Nov. 26, 1822, Huldah
Holbrook of Goshen, who d. Sep. 22, 1893. Eight sons and two
daughters,
iv. Sarah, b. Oct. 20. 1802, d. Oct. 12, 1884, m. Amos Johnson of Cornwall.
Two sons and two daughters.
7. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 21, 1761, bp. at North Haven, March 29, 1761.
Gilbert
(i.) Matthew Gilbert was among the original planters of the
New Haven colony and was highly honored throughout his long
life. He was one of the seven men who were chosen at the
beginning to be founders of the new commonwealth, was a
deacon of the church, an assistant magistrate and then deputy
governor. He outlived most of the other leading men who came
with him from England and died early in 1679. The solitary
rude gravestone in the rear of the Center Church on the New
Haven Green and bearing the letters "M G 80" are supposed to
mark the spot where he was buried. His wife, "Jane," survived
him till about 1706. His will, signed Jan. 14. 1679, 'i"*^ proved
in the same year, names his wife, two sons, Matthew and Samuel,
daughters, Mary Augur and Hannah Parker, and a grandchild,
John Gilbert. His estate was appraised at £502:13:11 ; and the
estate of Mrs. Jane (Baker) Gilbert was appraised Nov. 26,
GILBERT FAMILIES. 15
1706, at £130:11 : 9. He seems to have been the earhest of the
New Haven planters to own land in the neighborhood of Shep-
herd's Brook, where he had an allotment above the brook about
1764. His children were as follows:
1. John, bp. April, 1644, d. Nov. 26, 1673, m. Dec. 12, 1667, Sarah Greg-
son, dau. of Thomas and Jane Gregson.
i. John 2d, b. Oct. 3, 1668. (2)
ii. Matthew, b. Feb. 24, 1670, d. May 10, 1674.
iii. Thomas, b. Aug. 14, 1673. (3)
2. Sarah, bp. April, 1646, m. Nov. 26, 1668, John Todd, son of Chris-
topher and Grace (Middlebrook) Todd, bp. Dec. 2, 1642, m. (2)
May 9, 1676, Samuel Whitehead.
3. Rebecca, bp. April, 1649, d. March 16, 1670-1.
yj^. Mary, b. Jan. 11, 1651, d. Feb. 19, 1731, m. Nov. 20, 1673, Robert
y Augur.
5. Hannah, m. June 3, 1673, Joseph Parker of Saybrook.
6. Matthew 2d, b. 1655, d. 171 1. (4)
7. Samuel, b. 1657, d. Jan., 1721, m. Hannah Little.
i. Samuel 2d, b. Nov. 18, 1697, d. Oct. 25, 1724, m. Sep. 24, 1722, Hannah
Dorman, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Wilmoth) Dorman (Edmund), b.
Sep. 9, 1701. She m. (2) Nov. 12, 1730, Israel Smith.
a. Sybil, b. July 12, 1723, d. before April 9, 1766, m. May 31, 1744,
Yale Bishop. Their only child was Becky Bishop.
h. Samuel 3d, b. Nov. 27, 1724, d. 1760-1, m. July 2, 1750, Sarah
Sackett. Three children: Samuel 4th, b. Jan. 14, 1750-1, d. June
21, 1827, ae. 77, m. Esther of Woodbridge, who d. Nov.
14, 1823, ae. 73; Sarah, b. Jan. 26, 1753-4; Thaddeus, b. April
4, 1755, named as a soldier of Revolution,
ii. Hannah, b. Nov. 19, 1700, unmarried; estate distributed March 30, 1731,
to her mother, Rebecca, Anne, Samuel, and Ebenezer; d. about 1726.
iii. Rebecca, twin with Hannah, m. Dec. 8, 1726, Jonathan Tuttle, son of
Nathaniel and Esther (Doolittle) Tuttle, b. March, 1702. Wallingford.
No children,
iv. Anne, m. May 6, 1731, Nathan Tuttle of Norwalk, son of David and
Mary (Read) Tuttle, b. Aug. 16, 1707.
v. Eleanor, d. before Nov. 6, 1726.
vi. Ebenezer, b. July i, 1712, m. Aug. 4, 1735, Rebekah Dayton, dau. of
Isaac and Elizabeth (Todd) Dayton, b. April 12, 1713. Two sons,
Hezekiah, b. Oct. 16, 1735, and Elisha, b. May 14, 1738.
(2.) John 2d, b. Oct. 3. 1668, d. Dec. 1741, m. Jan. 21, 1691-2,
Mary Ives, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Yale) Ives. b. March 17,
1675-6, d. April 14, 1712, ae. 36, m. (2) Nov. 17, 1712, Abigail
Heaton, widow of Ebenezer Atwater and dau. of James Heaton,
b. Jan., 1673.
I. John 3d, b. Oct. 9, 1692, d. July 8, 1713, ae. 20, m. May 28, 1712,
Abigail Todd, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Bradley) Todd, b. Jan.
l6 SUPPLEMENT.
27, 1689, d. Dec. 6, 1 72 1. They had one child, John 4th, b. Sep.
I, 1713-
2. Sarah, b. the last of Jul}', 1694, m. Jan. 24, 1715-16, Abraham Johnson,
son of John and Abigail (Sherman) Johnson (William or Wingle),
b. April 7, 1694, d. about 1775.
3. Jonathan, b. Aug. 8, 1700, d. in the summer of 1758, m. March 2,
1724-5, Mary Chidsey, dau. of Caleb and Hannah (Dickerman)
Chidsey (John), b. Oct. 30, 1701.
4. Mary, b. March 2, 1704, d. 1751, m. Feb. 24, 1724-5, Amos Bassett,
son of Samuel and Mary (Dickerman) Bassett, b. 1697, d. 1751.
Dickerman Genealogy, p. 160.
5. Stephen, b. April 26, 1708, d. about 1754, m. June 26, 1729, Elizabeth
Sherman, dau. of John Sherman, b. Jan. 25, 1707-8, d. Sep. 17,
1738, ae. 31. Three daughters and a son, Moses, who d. May 23,
1818, ae. 75, leaving three sons, Stephen, Elias and Moses 2d.
6. Miriam, b. April 14, 1712, m. Oct. 27, 1731, Joseph Bradley 3d, son
of Joseph and Anna (Heaton) Bradley, b. March 18, 1707.
7. Aaron, b. Feb. 17, 1714, d. before Oct. 20, 1747, when his widow
Rachel was appointed to administer his estate and constituted
guardian of his three minor children. He m. June 7, 1738, Rachel
Lines. She m. (2) Dec. i, 1798, Benjamin Woodin.
i. Aaron 2d, b. Oct. 9, 1739, d. Nov. 5, 1782, m. May 12, 1760, Mary Ford,
dau. of Daniel and Mary (Perkins) Ford, b. May 28, 1741, d. Feb. 18,
1823, ae. 81. She m. (2) June 24, 1784, Daniel Bradley 3d of Mt.
Carmel.
ii. Joseph, b. April 3, 1742, d. about 1791, m. Aug. 27, 1761, Dorothy
Munson, dau. of David and Abigail (Potter) Munson, b. Nov. iS, 1743.
Three children: Sibyle, m. Dorman; Rebecca, m. Dor-
man; Joseph,
iii. Rachel, b. June 22, 1746, m. John Mansur.
(3.) Thomas, b. Aug. 14, 1673, <^- ^^c. 23, 171 1, m. ]\Iarch 31,
1698, Sarah Peck, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Ailing) Peck, b.
Sep. II, 1673.
1. Abigail, b. Dec. 27, 1698, d. May 31, 1764, ae. 66, m. March 29, 1722,
Abner Bradley, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Thompson)
Bradley, b. March 6, 1695-6, d. Oct. 27, 1778, in his 83d year.
2. James, b. Sep. 18, 1700, d. Sep. 14, 1727, ae. about 27, prob. m.
Thankful Hotchkiss, dau. of Joshua and Susannah Hotchkiss, b.
June, 1701. She m. (2) Caleb Bradley.
i. Thankful, b. March 8, 1726-7, m. Noah Potter.
3. Mehitabel, b. Feb. 28, 1702, d. before May 3, 1725, when the inventory
of her father's estate was given in and she was called a deceased
daughter.
4. Jane, b. July 26, 1705, m. March 14, 1732, Andrew Goodyear, son of
John and Abigail (Gibbard) Goodyear, b. 1702, d. April 26, 1781.
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He m. (2) Esther Morris, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Gilbert)
Morris, who d. Jan. 12, 1788.
5. Thomas 2d, b. Feb. 14, 1708-9, d. about Jan. 1776.
i. Mabel, b. Oct. 27, 1728, d. Feb. 20, 1822, m. Feb. i6, 17 $7, Joseph
Ailing, son of Capt. Jonathan and Sarah (Sackett) Ailing, b. Aug. 25,
1724, d. Dec. 8, 1803. Ailing Genealogy, zg.
ii. Sarah, m. Feb. 14, 1759, William Abdiel Hubbard, son of Dr. John and
Elizabeth (Stevens) Hubbard, b. about 1737. d. April 25, 1772, in his
36th year,
iii. James, m. Oct. 15, 1780, Sarah Cooper. Adm. on his estate was granted
to his brother Linus of Woodbridge, Dec. 2, 1795. Two minor daughters
were named, Tryphena, about 1 1 years old, and Esther, about 9. The
Probate Records also allude to a third child,
iv. Jabez.
V. Gregson, b. 1743, m. Anna Sperry, dau. of Joseph,
vi. Linus.
vii. Thomas 3d. Adm. on his estate was granted to his brother Gregson,
April, 1776, and his property was divided to his nine brothers and sisters,
viii. Amos.
ix. Axsa.
X. Susannah, m. John Gorham.
6. Matthew, b. Oct. 28, 1711, d. 1787, m. Aug. 27, 1738, Ruth Sackett,
dau. of Jonathan 2d and Ruth (Hotchkiss) Sackett, b. March 4,
1718-19, m. (2) July 18, 1781, Abiah Hitchcock, widow of John
Ailing and dau. of John and Abiah (Bassett) Hitchcock, b. Aug.
6, 1715, d. May 15, 1783.
i. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 13, 1739.
ii. Martha, b. April 3, 1741.
iii. Sackett, b. March 9, 1743-4, died young.
iv. Mary, b. Oct. 13, 1746.
V. Lemuel, b. Nov. 19, 1749, d. 1833.
vi. Asa, b. Nov. 2, 1752.
vii. Sackett, bp. Aug. 10, 1755, d. Dec. 27, 1787, ni. Dec. 19, 1781, Sibyl
Heaton, b. 1759, d. Feb. 4, 1835, ae. 76. She m. (2) Timothy Andrews,
viii. Eunice, m. Samuel Punderson.
(4.) Matthew Gilbert 2d, b. 1655, cl. i/ii, m. Sarah .
1. Matthew, b. Feb. i, 1684, died young.
2. Sarah, b. March 10, 1685-6, m. May 25, 1708, Thomas Morris, son
of Joseph and Esther (Winstone) Morris, b. March 23, 1682, d.
April 17, 1726, ae. 44, m. (2) William Johnson.
3. Matthew, b. March 15, 1688, died young.
4. Joseph, b. May 21, 1691, m. about 1715, Mary Potter, dau. of
Nathaniel and Elizabeth Potter, b. Oct. 1686.
i. Mary, b. Jan. 15, 1716-17, m. June 13, 1744, Samuel Ives 2d, son of
Samuel and Ruth (Atwater) Ives, b. Sep. 16, 171 1.
ii. Joseph, b. Jan. 27, 1717-18.
iii. Abraham, b. Jan. 23, 1719-20, d. April 8, 1798, ae. 78, m. Dec. 19, 174s,
Ruth Bradley, dau. of Samuel and Abigail (Atwater) Bradley, b. March
1, 1 7 19, d. Sep. 1, 1799, ae. 80.
a. Joseph, b. July 31, 1747, d. Jan. 20, 1821, ae. 71, m. Mary
1 8 SUPPLEMENT.
who d. July 9, 1773, ae. 23; m. (2) March i, 1775, Mabel
Heaton, dau. of James and Sarah (Bassett) Heaton, b. March 23,
1744, d. Aug. 21, 1807, ae. 63.
b. Abraham 2d, b. April 15, 1754.
iv. Isaac, b. March 18, 1726-7.
5. Elizabeth, b. May 14, 1694, m. Feb. 28, 1715-16, Josiah Todd, son of
John and Sarah (Gilbert) Todd.
6. Daniel, b. Nov. 15, 1697. (S)
7. David, b. July 4, 1700. (6)
(5.) Daniel Gilbert, b. Nov. 15, 1697, m. Dec. i, 1719, Sarah
Todd, dau. of Michael and Elizabeth (Brow^n) Todd, b. Nov. 2,
1698.
1. Daniel 2d, b. Nov. 12, 1720.
2. Matthew, b. Feb. 21, 1721-2, d. July 2, 1795, m. July, 1747, Bethia
Todd, dau. of Caleb and Mary (Ives) Todd, b. Aug. 7, 1730, d.
July 21, 1750, m. (2) June 12, 1755, Sarah Thompson, b. Oct. i,
1717.
i. Mary, b. June 3, 174S.
ii. Daniel, b. April 3, 1750, m. Sarah Heaton. Six dau., four sons.
a. Lucy, b. Dec. 8, 1773, m. Sperry.
b. Anna, b. Oct. 8, 1775, m. Carrington.
c. Betsey, b. Nov. i, 1777, m. Sperry.
d. John, b. March 9, 1779.
e. Daniel, b. April 16, 1781, d. June 28, 1825, in his 45th year.
/. Jared, b. Feb. 25, 1783, d. about 1811. On Sep. 26, 181 1, a dower
was set off to his widow and the rest of the estate distributed to
the heirs of Lucy Sperry, Anna Carrington, heirs of Betsey
Sperry, John Gilbert, Daniel Gilbert, Jabez Gilbert, heirs of
Rebecca Gilbert and Cyrene Gilbert.
g. Jabez Gilbert, b. Aug. 17, 1786, d. about 1822. On March 14,
1822, 'lis personal estate was distributed to the heirs of Lucy
Sperry, Anna Carrington, heirs of Betsey Sperry, John Gilbert
and Daniel Gilbert.
h. Sally, named in the distribution of the father's estate, Oct. 1784.
i. Rebecca, named in the distribution of the father's estate, Oct. 1784.
y. Cyrene, named in the distribution of the father's estate, Oct. 1784.
iii. Matthew, twin of Daniel, m. Jan. 3, 1782, Phebe Dorman.
3. Solomon, b. Feb. 10, 1723, m. Oct. 11, 1757, Sarah Alcock, dau. of
Stephen and Abigail (Humiston) Alcock.
i. Abigail, b. July 28, 1758, d. Sep. 13, 1S35. ae. 77.
ii. Eli, b. May 5, 1762.
iii. Sarah, b. May 24, 1768.
4. Sarah, b. July 29, 1727, m. Nov. 20, 1746, Samuel Woodin.
5. John, b. about 1731, d. July 5, 1779, in his 48th year, killed by
British soldiers in the attack on New Haven, m. May 22, 1755,
Lydia Ives, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Atwater) Ives, b. Oct.
2, 1733, d. Dec. 15, 1778.
i. Esther, m. Dec. 1777, Silas Hotchkiss.
GILBERT FAMILIES. 19
it. Jesse, b. June i, 1762, d. June 5, 1833.
iii. Matthew,
iv. Mary.
V. Bethiah.
vi. Ebers.
vii. Marium or Martha,
viii. Lydia.
6. Caleb, b. about 1733, d. April, 1801, ae. 68, m. Oct. 18, 1764, Eunice
Bassett, dau. of Amos and Mary (Gilbert) Bassett, b. March 10,
1731-2, d. Jan. 5, 1821, ae. 92.
i. Eunice, b. Sep. 11, 1767, m. Goodsell.
ii. Anna, b. April 24, 1769. died young.
iii. Eldad, b. Jan. 6, 1773, d. Dec. 19, 1841, ae. 69, jn. Huldah White, dau.
of Timothy and Mercy (Clark) White, b. Oct. 7, I77S. d- Jan- 4.
1840, ae. 64.
iv. Anna, b. July 19, 1777, m. Asa Thomas.
7. Michael, d. July 5, 1779, killed by British soldiers at the same time
with his brother John, m. Bettie . Three daughters.
8. Lois, m. Elisha Wood.
(6.) David Gilbert, b. July 4. 1700, d. Dec. 8, 1769, m. May 28,
1724, Experience Perkins, dau. of David and Deliverance
Perkins, b. Dec. 1699, d. Sep. 14, 1748, ae. 49, m. (2) Mary
, who d. Aug-. 18, 1783, in her 77th year.
1. David 2d, b. July 9, 1725, m. Oct. 25, 1749, Elizabeth Gorham.
i. Experience, b. Sep. 15, 1750.
ii. Amos, b. June 12, 1752, d. 1805, ae. 52, m. April 14, 1774, Elizabeth Ann
Ailing, dau. of Silas and Dorcas (Baldwin) Ailing of Orange, b. April
30, 1758, d. 1837, ae. 79. She m. (2) John Scott.
Ailing Genealogy, 182.
iii. Rebekah, b. May 29, 1754.
iv. Timothy, b. March 15, 1756, d. May 20, 1807, ae. 51, m. March 15, 1780,
Tryphena Dummer who d. Jan. 9, 1828, ae. 65.
V. David 3d, b. Feb. 7, 1765, d. Aug. 23, 1849, ae. 85.
vi. Jabez, b. Sep. 15, 1767, d. July 16, 1769, ae. i year and 10 months.
2. James, b. Sep. 12, 1727, d. Dec. 11, 1798, in his 71st year, m. Eunice
Nichols, b. about 1737, d. March 20, 1813, ae. 76. He was a deacon
of the Fair Haven Church in New Haven.
i. Mary, b. about 1760, d. May 9, 1813, ae. 53.
ii. Eunice, b. about 1762, d. Oct. 2, 1843, in her 82d year at Norwalk, Ohio,
m. Jan. 17, 1788, David Higgins, son of Capt. Cornelius and Sarah
(Hawes) Higgins of Haddam, Conn., b. Aug. 6, 1761, d. June 19, 1842,
in his Bist year, at Norwalk. He was graduated at Yale in 1785.
After a course in theology he was ordained to the ministry of the North
Parish at Lyme. Later, he went twice on missionary journeys to the
State of New York and eventually became pastor of the church at
Aurelius where now is the city of Auburn. In 1813 he removed with
his family to Bath in Steuben county and continued in the pastorate
there till 1831. In 1835 they removed to Norwalk, Ohio.
Yale Biographies IV, 413-15.
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iii. Hannah, b. about 1764, d. Nov. 27, 1850, ae. nearly 86, m. April 4, 1792,
Hendrick Dow, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Marsh) Dow of Ashford,
Conn., b. 1761, d. Jan. 24, 1814, ae. 53. He was graduated at Yale in
1784 and held pastorates in Massachusetts; after which he supplied the
pulpit of the Fair Haven Church in New Haven, 1 790-1 792. He
studied law with the Hon. David Daggett, was admitted to the bar of
Windham county and practiced this profession afterward at Ashford.
Yale Biographies IV.
iv. Abigail, b. Feb. 12, 1768, d. Sep. 17, 1832, ae. 64.
V. Lydia, b. about 1772, d. May 23, 1819, ae. 47.
vi. Rebecca, b. Feb. 1774, d. Sep. 6, 1776, ae. 2 yrs., 6 mos.
vii. Mary, b. Feb. 1775, d. Oct. 20, 1776, ae. i yr., 8 mos.
viii. James, b. Oct. 25, 1779, d. Feb. 11, 1818, m. Sep. 7, 1808, Grace Mix
of New Haven, who d. Sep. 6, 1813, in her 28th year, m. (2) May, 1816,
Juliana Tyler, dau. of Samuel and Damaris (Atwater) Tyler of Walling-
ford. He was graduated at Yale in 1800, studied medicine and became
distinguished as a physician in New Haven.
Yale Biographies V, 398.
3. Amos, b. Jan. 15, 1729-30, d. before March 10, 1753, when his father's
will was signed and he was not mentioned.
4. Lydia, m. April 2, 1752, Capt. Joseph Thompson, son of John and
Sarah (Parker) Thompson, b. Jan. 31, 1730.
5. Joel, bp. July 14, 1734, d. Nov. 3, 1786, in his 53d year, m. July 12,
1756, Elizabeth Bradley, dau. of Caleb and Thankful (Gilbert)
Bradley, b. May 3, 1737, d. Feb. 8, 1815, ae. 78.
i. Isaac, b. Nov. 8, 1756, d. Aug. 12, 1835, ae. 78, m. May 31, 1778, Anna
Mix, dau. of EH Mix, b. Feb. 6, 1762, d. Feb. 13, 1800, m. (2) 1801,
Esther Ailing, dau. of Stephen and Desire Ailing, b. Nov. 8, 1756, d.
Aug. 12, 1835. Children:
By 1st m. By 2d m.
Anna, m. Punderford. Stephen, b. June 14, 1802.
Maria, m. Newton Rossiter. Levi, b. Nov. 2, 1804.
Mary, m. George Baker. Esther, b. May 25, 1807,
Harriet, m. George Kirtland. William, b. Jan. 13, 1809.
Elias. Jesse, b. June 29, 181 1.
Luther, d. Oct. 5, 1846, ae. 48. Esther, b. May 20, 1814.
Eliza Ann Mix, m. Kinney. Sarah, b. May 22, 1819.
Isaac. Allen Genealogy, p. 35.
ii. Elisha, b. July .^, 1758, d. about 1788-9, m. Sarah Bradley, dau. of
Phineas and Martha (Sherman) Bradley, b. June 19, 1760, d. Jan. 1830.
iii. Israel, b. Sep. 20, 1760, d. Aug. 18, 1774, ae. 14.
iv. Sarah, b. Feb. 7, 1764, d. before Aug. 21, 1786.
v. Joel 2d, b. April 15, 1766, d. about 1790.
vi. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 2, 1768, d. Aug. 20, 1774, in her 7th year,
vii. Experience.
viii. Sarah Elizabeth m. Linus Kimberly.
ix. Jairus.
X. Elijah, removed to Ridgefield.
NOTES.
P. 173. Fifth line from the bottom, instead of Jason read Stephen
and omit the family.
NOTES. 21
P. 174. II. Mabel Gilbert m. May 8, 1761, John Dolebear. Text
is in error.
III. John Gilbert m. Eunice Todd.
IV. Hannah Gilbert m. Isaac Morris.
Twenty-fifth line, instead of same read next.
Fifth line from the bottom, instead of Dea. Daniel read Joel.
P. 175. Chart \TI. Instead of Damaris Coe read Susannah Coe.
P. 177. Sarah (Bradley) Ailing d. April 22, 1890, ae. 90.
P. 178. No. 105. Nathaniel Bradley, b. Feb. 26, 1660, d. Aug. 17,
1743-
I. I. Moses Bradley removed from North Haven to New
Canaan (now Bristol), Conn., and d. May 23, 1792.
Children :
8. James, m. Jemima Bishop and removed to Southington.
9. Demas, m. Nov. 6, 1759, Lydia Blakeslee.
II. Zuar, m. Jan. 13, 1762, Mary Mattoon ; m. (2) April 6, 1785, Hannah
Thorpe.
i. Abel, b. April 7, 1742.
ii. Timothy, b. March 7, 1744.
iii. Sarah, b. Aug. 3, 1746, d. May 20, 1817.
iv. Mary, b. about 1754, d. June 16, 1823, m. 1776, Bezaleel Bowen.
Add to the children of Nathaniel and Ruth (Dickerman)
Bradley :
III, Abigail Bradley, bp. April 22, 1694, d. March 19, 1732-3,
m. Dec. 15, 1 71 3, Jonathan Atwater 2d. A detailed
account of the family is given in Atwater History, pp.
116, 130-7.
P. 179. Nathaniel Bradley 2d, d. March 19, 1746. Of his children,
Rhoda died young; Anna, m. July 14, 1755, James Blakeslee,
and Nathaniel 3d, d. unmarried, 1755.
P. 184. No. 103. V. I. Sarah Sperry m. Ebenezer Tolles. Her
sister Rachel m. (2) Capt. James Peck.
P. 185. 8. Of the children of Simeon Sperry, Anna m. John Wood-
ing; Nehemiah m. Sybil Sanford; Simeon 2d, m. Almira Peck;
Sally m. Fletcher Merwin ; and Rhoda m. Thaddeus Thompson.
VII. Joshua Sperry m. Amy Munson. His son Caleb had eight
children; add Job, b. July 19, 1756, and Mercy, b. Jan.
23, 1759-
2 2 SUPPLEMENT.
Fourth line from the bottom, instead of 1749. read 1756.
7. Sarah Sperry m. Nov. 28, 1763. Ebenezer Downs.
P. 186. 9. Lent Sperry, d. Nov. 23, 1823, m. May 18, 1769, Rachel
Peck.
IX. Enos Sperry, d. 1757; m. (i) Abigail Johnson, b. Feb. 9,
1710, d. about 1748, mother of the seven older children;
m. (2) Nov. 8, 1750 (not 1730), Rachel (Sanford)
Warner, mother of the eighth child.
P. 191. Seventeenth line. Omit v. Mary Bradley, who was dau.
of Demas. Nineteenth line. The wife of John Wilmot was
Rebekah Johnson, widow of Benjamin Perkins. Their son,
John Wilmot 2d, removed to Litchfield, m. Sarah Taylor and
left descendants.
VL Abraham Sperry, m. June i, 1725, Hannah Ives. Re-
moved to Harwinton.
VII. I. and 2. died young. 3. Isaac, m. June 4, 1759, Mary
Russell. 4. Elias, d. 1759, unmarried. 5. Hannah, m.
Oct. 26, 1 761, Stephen Lounsbury. 6. Hezekiah, m. May
22, 1775, Martha Ives.
VIII. Jacob Sperry, d. 1760. Of his children, Abigail m. Ebene-
zer Andrews ; Lydia m. Elijah Perkins.
P, 192. IX. The statement that Amos Sperry 's wife was the
widow of James Heaton is an error. Of their children, i. Ruth,
who m. Ezra Sperry, had eight children ; 2. Amos, m. Bettee
Sperry, m. (2) Oct. 5, 1763. Susanna Lines, children by both
marriages; one by first. 3. Ebenezer, d. Jan. 23, 1815, m. Oct.
5, 1769, Bathsheba Sperry.
Sixth line from the bottom. Mary (or Polly) Beecher was
an only child of David Beecher's first wife; she m.
Warner, but left no children.
P. 198. Mary Beecher, wife of Thomas C. Perkins, d. IMarcli 14,
1900, ae. 95.
Eunice Bullard, wife of Henry W'ard Beecher, d. March 8,
1897, at Stamford, Conn., ae. 85.
Charles Beecher, d. April 21, 1900, ae. 84.
Isabella Beecher, wife of John Hooker, d. Jan. 26, 1907, ae. 84.
Thomas K. Beecher, d. March 14, 1900, ae. 76.
P. 215. No. 107. VII. Sarah Dickerman, d. about 1759, and her
NOTES. 23
husband Samuel Ho-rton married twice thereafter; eleven chil-
dren by first marriage and one by third. He d. 1800. in Wol-
cott. Six children died young ; of the survivors, Elisha Horton,
b. Dec. 2. 1745, d. 1826, at Wolcott, m. June 24, 1772, Ruth
Bishop; Sarah Horton, b. Sep. 13, 1751. d. Feb. 15, 1832, m.
Martin Parrot of New Haven; Mary Horton, b. Aug. 22, 1755,
d. Nov. 23, 1825, at New Haven, unm. ; Mehitabel Horton, b.
April 2, 1757, d. Jan. 11, 1826, at Roxbury, Conn., m. April 22,
1795, David Botsford; Abigail Horton, b. Feb. 2, 1759, d. Dec.
4. 1829. at New Haven, m. Joseph Hotchkiss.
P. 216. No. 120. Eleanor, wife of Abraham Dickerman 2d, d.
May II, 1769, ae. 65.
HI. 2. Deborah Sperry, d. Nov. 8, 1817. ae. 59, at Wallingford,
m. Abel San ford.
V. Elizabeth Dickerman, m. Dec. 4, 1760. Jacob Curtis of Bran-
ford.
P. 220. IV. For Isaac Stiles read Ezra Stiles.
VI. William Abdiel Huljliard, m. Sarah Gilbert, dau. of Thomas
Gilbert 2d.
No. 122. I. Read, Jabez Hotchkiss, b. Aug. 4, 1729, d.
July 10, 1 81 6, ae. 87, at Wolcott, m. Lydia Sperry.
II. Timothy Hotchkiss, m. ]\Iarch 4. 1762, Lucy Andrews, at
Wallingford.
P. 221. IV. Martha Hotchkiss, m. Oct. 18, 1758, Timothy Leek,
who d. 1820.
VII. Abraham Hotchkiss, d. June 8, 1778, ae. 34 (Centerville),
m. Feb. 7, 1769, Phebe Augur.
P. 225. No. 124. I. Timothy Dickerman, d. May 30, 1804, ae. 64.
His widow, Sarah, d. Dec. 22, 1808, ae. 66. (Gravestones,
Bethany. )
VI. Hezekiah Dickerman, b. Jan. 31, 1760; youngest child.
Joseph Dickerman had one more child, a second David, bp.
Aug. I, 1756. (First Church Record.)
P, 226. No. 127. Joseph Dickerman 2d, b. 1745 (not 1742), m.
March 8, 1770, Lucy Thorpe, who d. Feb. 9, 1815 (not 1805), ae.
63. A son. twin with David, d. Sep. 26, 1776, aged i day. The
twins b. 1776 (not 1775).
P. 235, No. 125. I. Rachel Dickerman, d. Nov. 23, 1813, ae. 61
24 SUPPLEMENT.
(Woodbridge), m. Aug. 5, 1773. Charles Bradley, son of Ben-
jamin Bradley.
III. Esther Dickerman, d. April 30. 1834, ae. 75, m. Sep. 23,
1778, Timothy Bradley 2d. (Gravestones, Woodbridge.)
P. 253. II. Norris H. Dickerman, d. Sep. 30, 1896, and his wife,
Adelaide Hyde, d. Jan. 16, 1914.
2. John Dickerman, of Western Reserve University, d. Sep. 28, 1918.
His wife, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, d. Dec. 1896 or 7, and he m.
(2) Dec. 21, 1904, at Cleveland, Josephine Abbie Sherwood, b. at
Cleveland, Feb. 22, 1877.
By 1st m.
i. Elizabeth, d. in infancy.
By 2d m.
ii. Walter Sherwood, b. April 24, 1906, at Cleveland,
iii. Helen Sherwood, b. April p.4, 1909, at Cleveland,
iv. Josephine Hyde, b. Aug. 30, 19 10, in Lake County, Ohio.
V. Marjorie Elizabeth, b. Aug. 31, 1913, in Lake County, Ohio, res. Paines-
ville, Ohio.
III. Sidney Ferry Dickerman, d. Feb. 22, 1914, at Winsted,
Conn.
P. 254. Add two sisters of i. Nellie Palmer, viz.: 2. Gertrude Lil-
lian Palmer, b. Jan. 12, 1879, at Fostoria, Ohio, d. Oct. 26, 1884,
at the same place. 3. Mary Elizabeth Palmer, b. Feb. 22, 1880,
at Fostoria, Ohio.
P. 263. Charles Heber Dickerman, d. Dec. 17, 1915, at Milton, Pa.
He was educated at Harvard University, became prominent in
business and was president of the First National Bank of Milton.
He represented his district in the Fifty-fourth Congress.
1. Adele Margaret Dickerman, m. April 14, 1898, Howard Hunter
Williams, son of Charles Howard Williams of North Adams,
Mass., Yale, 1889, d. Dec. 10, 1919, res. Plainfield, N. J.
i. Charles Dickerman William?, b. Oct. i, 1900, Yale, 1922.
ii. Howard Hunter Williams, 2d, b. June 12, 1908.
2. William Carter Dickerman, Mf'r., Lehigh Univ. M.E. 1896; Alumni
Trustee; Director in several corporations; Member of scientific
societies and social clubs ; m. at Dunchurch, Eng., June 19, 1905,
Alice Carter, dau. of William T. and Cornelia (Redington) Carter
of Philadelphia, res. Mamaroneck, N. Y.
i. William Carter, Jr., b. Feb. 2, 1907.
ii. Joy Ivy Carter, b. Aug. 19, 1908.
iii. Charles Heber, b. Dec. 12, 1909.
iv. Honour Redington, b. Oct. 29, 1912.
v. Cornelia Redington, b. March i, 1917.
NOTES. 25
3. Grace Beatrice Dickerman, m. Guido Charles Vogel, son of Fred.
Vogel, Jr., of Milwaukee, Wise, a graduate of the University of
Wisconsin, d. June 1913, res. Milwaukee.
i. William Dickerman Vogel, b. March i, 1908.
ii. Guido Charles Vogel, 2d, b. April, 19 11, d. June, 191 3.
4. Joy Chandler Dickerman, m. George W. B. Fletcher, son of George
Alfred Fletcher of Philadelphia, res. Haverford, Pa.
i. George A. Fletcher 2d, b. Oct. 28, 1905.
ii. Joy Amelia Fletcher, b. July 27, 1907.
iii. Frances Dickerman Fletcher, b. Nov. 4, 1909.
iv. Beatrice Fletcher, b. Aug. 2, 191 5.
P. 266. Add to the children of Francis L. and Fanny (Hastings)
Gray: iii. Moseley Hastings Gray, b. May 31, 1896. He was a
soldier in the American Army and was killed at Verdun, France,
Oct. 23, 1918.
On the same page, third line from the bottom, read John
Wharton Kinsey.
P. 267. Add to the children of Arthur and Mary Frances Levi: 3.
Margaret'" Levi, b. Oct. 3. 1901.
William J- Johnston d. April, 1906, and his wife, Grace
McAlpine, m. (2) June 6, 191 1, William McCarroll, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
P. 268. Third line, add 3. Kelvin.'"
F. 297. Foot Note. For First Church read White Haven Church.
The silver cup, here referred to, is now treasured among its
sacred memorials by the United Church of New Haven.
P. 309. John Lyman was in the Falls fight, above Deerfield, Mass.,
under Captain Turner.
P. 318. George Trumbull Jones d. Dec. 29, 1919, in Wallingford.
Albert Street Jones d. April 8, 1914, in Wallingford.
Charles Nicholas Jones d. Sep. 24, 1918, in Wallingford.
Mary E. W'illiams d. May 11, 1921.
P. 319. Chart X. Abigail Root, the wife of Joseph Moseley, was
a daughter of John and Mary (Ashley) Root, grand-daughter
of John and Mary (Kilbourn) Root, and of Robert Ashley.
Root Genealogy.
P. 320. Charles D. Child d. Dec. 28, 1920. and his wife d. Oct. 8,
1918. (p. 325)
Samuel Street Jones d. March 17, 1915.
26 SUPPLEMEXT.
P. 324. IX. Harriet Austin, d. Jan. 29, 1918, ae. 94.
P. 353. At bottom of page, read Fraker for Traker.
P. 368. Sixth line from bottom, instead of 1886, read iJ
P. 370. Leverett Allen Dickcrman d. April 2t„ 1917, ae. 95, at Mt.
Carmel.
Emma Esther Dickerman d. Nov. 6, 1920, at Mt. Carmel.
P. ^/2. Fifth line, Aaron Bradley was a son of Daniel Bradley 3d.
P. 381. Bottom of the page, read Mrs. Dickerman for Mrs. Smith.
P. 382. Twentieth line, instead of Frances, etc., read Lois, b. 1797,
d. 1866, m. Augustus Smith of New Haven, b. 1792, d. 1839.
P. 383. Tenth line, read Elias Hotchkiss, son of Abraham and
Phebe (Augur) Hotchkiss.
P. 394. Second hne, HL, read Russell d. March 10, 1799, ae. 10 mos.
P. 398. Read Lucy Dickerman, b. June i, 1759.
P. 404. Twenty-ninth line, omit the word "sequestered."
P. 405. Jonathan Dickerman ist, commonly called Lieutenant, was
chosen to many responsible positions during the Revolution :
three times on Committees of Inspection, the same number of
times as Surveyor, Selectman, Assessor, Grand juror, and finally
one of a Committee of Eight to draft a report on the readmit-
tance of loyalists to the citizenship that had been forfeited in the
war. His attitude in the great struggle is further shown by his
having three sons in the military service.
Near bottom of the page, instead of Nicholas Moss^ read
Nichols Moss.
P. 407. The marriage of John Sperry and Amy Dickerman, Nov.
24, 1788, occurred at North Haven. The parents of the bride-
groom were Asa Sperry and Esther Tuttle of Amity, who were
married Nov. 20, 1766. The line of Asa Sperry was (Jonathan,
Richard, Richard).
P. 425. Wales C. Dickerman d. Aug. 7, 191 1, and Mrs. Dickerman
d. Sep. I, 1899.
P. 426. William Elihu Dickerman d. Dec. 9, 19 13.
P. 427. No. 218. Instead of 1870, read 1780.
P. 428. Tenth to twelfth line, read Steward for McAllister.
P. 429. Mrs. Fletcher W. Dickerman d. Aug., 1921.
NOTES. 27
P. 432. No. 212. V. Amelia d. Dec. 11, 1813, ae. 35.
P. 439. Caroline Augusta Tuttle cl. May 3, 1913. i" New Haven.
P. 440. John Herbert Dickerman d. August 4, 191 3, and ^Irs.
Dickerman d. March 15, 1907.
:\Irs. Laura Hotchkiss, wife of Edward Dickerman, d. May
29, 1897.
P. 444. Joel Dickerman 2d, d. March 16, 1895.
P. 446. Catharine Dickerman d. April 23, 1892.
P. 448. Seventh line, add, VH. Martha A. Dickerman, b. April 26,
1834, d. ]\Iarch, 1916, at Rome, N. Y.
Xo. 239. IV. For Nov. 28, 1847, read Nov. 29, 1846.
P. 452. Charles Dickerman 2d, d. April 28, 1909.
George Arba Dickerman d. 1899, unmarried.
P. 453. Albert Dickerman d. Oct. 23, 1913, and his wife, Jeannette
Andrews, d. April 20, 1920.
Blandina Dickerman d. Aug. 20, 1910.
P. 454. A ]\It. Carmel church record of about 1821 states that Mr.
Amos Dickerman was elected deacon, but declined on account of
infirm health. He was then asked to assist in the duties of that
office and did so until his last illness.
P. 455. Chart XIV. John Thompson, Sr. was a son of Anthony
Thompson, and his wife was Anne Vicars.
The parents of Hannah Brown were Eleazer and Sarah
(Bulkeley) Brown. Eleazer was a brother of Ebenezer Brown.
Sarah Bulkeley was a daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Jones)
Bulkeley of Fairfield and a grand-daughter of Rev. Peter
Bulkeley, the founder of Concord, Mass., and of Rev. John Jones,
who was the assistant of Bulkeley until he removed to be the
pastor at Fairfield. The Bulkeley Genealogy contains an interest-
ing record of the family of Peter Bulkeley for many generations,
going back to the Xorman Conquest. Sprague's Annals tells us
that John Jones was the son of William Jones of Abergavenny,
in Alonmouthshire, and was educated at Jesus College, Oxford,
where he entered in 1624, at the age of seventeen. This state-
ment, however, is questioned.
The wife of Nathaniel Tuttle, Sr. was Esther Doolittle,
daughter of John and Mary (Peck) Doolittle, of Cheshire, and
grand-daughter of Abraham and Joane (Allen) Doolittle, and of
2 8 SUPPLEMENT.
John and Mary (Moss) Peck. Joane was Abraham DooHttle's
first wife and died while John was in infancy. His father m.
(2) Abigail Moss.
P. 456. Caroline Amelia Dickerman, wife of Cecil A. Burleigh, d.
April 13, 1899.
P. 457. Louise Burleigh, wife of George A. Morton, d. Aug. 13,
1910.
Emily Goodyear, wife of Willis Goodyear, d. July 12, 1904.
Simeon Goodyear was a son of Theophilus Goodyear 2d,
and grandson of Theophilus, Sr. So also, Jared Goodyear.
P. 458. Margaret Conklin, wife of Alfred D. Goodyear, b. Jan. 9,
1840, d. April 9, 1918; and their son, Albert M. Goodyear, d.
June 2j, 1909.
Mary Hitchcock, wife of Alfred Dickerman, d. Jan. 14, 1903,
and their daughter, Mary A. Dickerman, d. Feb. 28, 1918.
P. 459. Edward Dwight Dickerman d. May 20, 1907, at New
Haven, and his wife, Virginia Stevenson, d. Aug. 23, 1920, at
Pittsfield, Mass. Graves at Centerville, Conn,
The marriage of Henry Street Dickerman and Sarah Ann
Holmes was on April 25 (not 24), 1866.
Dr. Edward Thayer Dickerman d. Jan. 23, 1903, at Spring-
field, 111.
Henry Holmes Dickerman m. Feb. 9, 1918, Ruth Winn,
daughter of Mrs. Mary J. Nansen Winn, of Springfield.
i. James Holmes Dickerman, b. June ii, 1919.
Henry Street Dickerman 2d, m. Oct. 2, 1906, George Clay-
ton Latham, daughter of George Clayton and Olive Lucinda
(Priest) Latham, of Springfield.
i. Henry Street Dickerman 3d, b. Sep. 17, 1907.
Ralph Vance Dickerman d. Jan. 19, 1918, at Springfield.
He m. Dec. 28, 1899, Lucy Bristow Wilson, daughter of Blu-
ford Wilson of Springfield.
i. Anne Holmes Dickerman, b. June i6, 1901, d. July 4, 1905.
ii. Bluford Wilson Dickerman, b. Jan. 23, 1903. Student at the Choate
School, Wallingford, Conn,
iii. Watson Bradley Dickerman, b. Jan. 28, 1906.
iv. Ralph Vance Dickerman 2d, b. April 19, 19 10.
NOTES. 29
Ethel Porter, wife of Ezra D. Dickerman 2d. d. Jan. 17,
1908, at her home in Leadville, Col. Her grave is in the family
lot at Centerville, Conn.
I. Ethel Cornelia Dickerman, b. Oct. lo, 1893, ni. July 8, 1922, at New
Haven by Rev. G. S. Dickerman, Brian Prime O'Brien, Ph.D., Yale
Univ., 1922.
ii. Mary Porter Dickerman, b. July 23, 1897.
iii. Edward Dwight Dickerman, b. Aug. 24, 1899. Student at Univ. of Colo.
iv. Beatrice Bradley Dickerman, b. March 2, 1902. Student at Colo. Agr'l
College.
P. 460. Sherwood O. Dickerman, m. June 29, 1920, Maude Adeline
Bissett, daughter of Peter and Margaret (Young) Bissett, of
Winnipeg. Manitol^a, Canada. He was an instructor at Yale for
a number of years, Ph.D. Halle 1909, and is now Lawrence
Prof, of Greek in Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.
i. Margaret Huntington Dickerman, b. Sep. 24, 1921.
Amy Eliot Dickerman, m. Oct. lo, 1912, Millard Cumming
Humstone, of Brooklyn, New York. He is a Harvard graduate
of 1901, and is a member of the law firm of Simpson, Thatcher
& Bartlett of New York, res., Rock Ridge, Greenwich, Conn.
i. Walter Coutant Humstone, b. July 25, 1913.
ii. Millard Humstone, b. Jan. 29, 1915.
Alfred DeLuce Dickerman, d. Dec. 30, 1920, in New York
City, m. Nov. 20, 191 5, Margaret Mira MdAvoy, of New York.
He was manager of the branch office of E. F. Hutton & Com-
pany, Woolworth Building. His grave is at Centerville, Conn.
Martha Elizabeth Swift, wife of Watson B. Dickerman, d.
Nov. 25, 1908, in New York City. Her grave is in "Green-
wood," Brooklyn. He m. (2) April 11, 191 7, Florence Elaine
Calkin, daughter of Freeman Brant Calkin, of New York.
i. Watson Bradley Dickerman, Jr., b. May 23, 1918.
P. 469. No. 157. Stephen Dickerman, b. Oct. 14, 1721 (not
Aug.). The fifth child was Elisha (omitted), bp. July 11, 1762,
d. Jan. 17, 1763, ae. 6 mos. ; then Eunice, bp. Dec. 11, 1763;
then Rebecca, bp. Dec. 29, 1765; then Elisha, b. March 5, 1769;
then Chloe, b. July 7, 1773 ; then Abigail, bp. Jan. 27, 1776.
P. 475. First line. Abigail Johnson, dau. of Jabez, b. Aug. 8,
1770.
No. 252. Instead of 1781, read 1791. Lydia C. Beecher
was dau. of Ephraim and Sarah Beecher, widow of Truman
Hotchkiss, m. April 19, 1846, Stephen Dickerman.
30 SUPPLEMENT.
P. 477. George Albert Dickerman, d. Nov. 29, 1918.
P. 478. Sophia Bassett, wife of Eli Dickerman, was a daughter of
Theophilus and Lydia (Atwater) Bassett.
P. 479. First line, read Amelia instead of Minnie.
Asa Gilbert Dickerman was b. May 5, 1861.
P. 484. Twelfth line, read daughter instead of son.
P. 485. Twentieth line, it was not Nelson Adams, but Burton Sum-
ner Adams, who d. Jan. 26, 1878.
P. 486. Charles Dickerman d. May 6, 1897, at New Haven.
George Lewis Dickerman d. May 30, 1909. and his wife,
. Elizabeth B. Shoomaker, d. Jan. 23, 191 3, both at New Haven.
P. 487. No. 249. Rebecca Dickerman d. Oct. 28, 1846, ae. 81.
P. 488. Chloe Dickerman, b. July 7, 1773, m. Jan. 3, 1795, Timothy
Plant, b. Jan. 3, 1773. Received to the First Church in New
Haven, Oct. 18, 1801.
P. 489. Seventeenth line, read Peden instead of Pedau.
Augusta M. Plant d. Oct. 1898. at Macon, Georgia.
A further record of this family is contained in the Plant
Genealogy, published as an Appendix to the Life of Henry
Bradley Plant, and in The House of Plant, both prepared by G. S.
Dickerman.
P. 490. First line, instead of Elisha, read Stephen.
P. 491. No. 251. Timothy White, m. (i) Dec. 22. 1767, Mary
Peck, dau. of Timothy Peck of Woodbridge.
P. 532. Twentieth line, read cousin instead of uncle.
P. 541. Chart XVni, read Mary Brazier instead of Braijer.
P. 550. Read Charles U. Shepard.
P. 551. Twelfth line, read 1851 instead of 1850; and in the next
line Peet instead of Pete, May 6 instead of 7 ; also in the follow-
ing lines read Whitwell and Gustave J. Stoeckel.
P. 556. Near the foot of the page, read Macmillan instead of Millen.
Tucker
P. 568. L John Richard Tucker's wife, Margaret, d. Nov., 1909.
I. Charles H. Tucker, d. Nov. 24, 1909.
P. 568. L
3. Hannah Ann, d. April 8, 1904, and her husband, Thomas Jefferson
Thompson, d. April 9, 1908.
TUCKER FAMILIES. 3^
i. Dr. John Richard Thompson, m. (2) Luzetta Dittes, res. Northville,
So. Dak.
By 1st m. to Etta Gregory.
a. Ketha Ann, m. Feb. 17, 1909, James Townsend. Children: Etta
Adeline, b. May 13, 1910; Margaret Katherine, b. Dec. 3, 191 1-
Northville.
By id m.
b. Mary Hannah, b. March 12, 191 1.
c. Paul, b. April 21, 19 18.
ii. Charles Keir Thompson, m. Flora Belle Tarrance, who died, m. (2) Lois
McNeely. Northville.
By 1st m.
a. Theos Jefferson, m. 1916, Mabel Dow. Children: Theos Jardin,
b. T918; John Rutherford, b. 192 1, res. Lincoln, Neb.
b. James Gail. Northville.
c. Lois Hannah, m. 19 16, Leroy Crawford. Aberdeen, S. D.
d. Cita May. Northville.
c. John Richards, b. May 13, 1899. Northville.
/. Charles Keir, b. Jan. i, 19 15.
iii. Frank Fletcher Thompson m. Selma Sillage. Northville.
o. Esther Theresa, b. Sep. 1903.
b. Elva Hannah, b. July, 1905.
c. Willard Mortimer, b. Nov. 22, 191 1.
iv. Mary Jane Thompson m. Ezra Martin, who d. Jan. 7, 1907. m. (2) Rev.
Walter John Edgar, b. Nov. 20, 1852, res. Inglewood, Cal.
By 1st m.
a. Earl Levant Martin, m. Jan. 23, 1907, Luella E. Jenkins, b. March
22, 1889. Children: Rosetta Fern, b. June 5, 1911; Lawrence
Levant, b. Aug. 14, 1912, d. 1917. Northville.
b. Fern Hannah Martin, m. Feb. 27, 1909, William Richard Hall, b.
July 27, 1887. Child: Gordon Levant Hall, b. April 5, 1910.
Inglewood.
c. Glen Richard Martin, d. Nov. 6, 1921, m. Dec. 27, 1908, Florence
Jenkins, b. Jan. 28, 1891. Children: Bernard Cecil, b. July
26, 1909; Violet May, b. Jan. 20, 1912; Richard Ezra, b. July
27, 1913. Aberdeen, S. D.
d. Frank Thompson Martin, m. Sep. 30, 1916, Pearl Evelyn Reed, b.
Oct. 9, 1893. Children: Elaine Frances, b. Oct. 8, 1917, d.
April 12, 1919; Donald Ezra, b. Oct. 17, 1920. Northville.
e. Floyd Winslow Martin, b. June i, 1898. Inglewood.
/. Alida Pearl Martin, b. Nov. 2j, 1902. Inglewood.
V. Dr. Henry Mortimer Thompson, d. July 12, 1891.
P. 569.
7. Children of Oscar and Loretta Jane Webb; Pasadena, Cal.:
i. Clyde Millard, m. March 15, 1906, Evelyn Campbell. Child, Harriet
Frances, b. Nov. i, 1917.
ii. Earl Reuben, m. Jan. 16, 1905, Cecelia Patterson. Children: Violet
Earline, b. April 3, 1906, and Barbara Maria, b. JIarch 3, 1921.
8. i. Inez Josephine Tucker, m. Dec. i, 1915, Frederic Fenger. A son,
Frederic Tucker Fenser, b. May 19, 19 18. Chicago.
9. i. Marguerite Myrtle Tucker, m. Oct. 24, 1914, at Gardena, Cal., Lewis
Edward Gilson. Children: Robert Eugene Gilson, b. Oct. 11, 1915,
at Los Angeles; Marian Clarabclle Gilson, b. July 9, 19 19, at Los
Angeles. Norwood, Ohio,
ii. Jay Wilbur Tucker, m. April 3, 1917, at Tropico, Cal., Hazel Eleanor
Millard. Exeter, Cal.
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10. Joseph Warren Tucker, d. July, 1903.
11. Children of Hugh and Margaret Kyle; Norfolk, N. Y. :
i. Maud Evangeline,
ii. Cecil Ray, m. April ii, 1916, Ella M. Gooshaw. He d. Nov. 14, 1918.
Child, Rayona, b. Miy 7, 1919.
iii. Infant, b. Sep. 26, 1897, d. Sep. 28, 1897.
iv. Floy Joseph, b. Aug. 17, 1902.
12. John Richard Tucker, Jr., m. Oct. 7, 1903, Grace E. Corron. La
Crescenta, Cal.
i. Margaret Eliza, b. May 11, 1908.
III.
I. Mrs. L. C. Howard d. Dec. 13, 1911, and her husband, James
Howard, d. Aug. 10, 1910.
P- 570.
iii. Mrs. Mary H. Smith, d. Feb. 18, 1900.
a. Bertha Smith, d. Oct. 10, 1905.
b. James Leonard Smith, m. Jan. i, 1902, at Dunlap, Iowa, Etta
Grace Hull, St. Paul, Minn. Children: E. Kenton, b. July 29,
1906, d. Aug. 10, 1906; Weldon Hull, b. April i, 1908; Lorella
Grace, b. May 7, 1912.
c. Clara Lucinda Smith, m. Aug. 29, 1906, Frank Lewis Klinetop.
Charles City, Iowa. Children: Howard Arthur, b. Sep. 9, 1907;
Marian Lois, b. July 30, 1910; Edwin Smith, b. July 10, 1912;
Frank Lewis, Jr., b. Aug. 12, 1914; Warren B., b. March 2,
1918; Allan Dale, b. May 3, 1920.
d. Howard L. Smith, d. Dec. 2, 1903.
iv. a. James M. Howard, m. Jan. 12, 1921, Maud Rowell. Nashua,
Iowa.
b. John Henry Howard, m. April 23, 19 17, Mildred M. Elliot. New
Hampton, Iowa.
vi. Mrs. Clara H. Prudhon, d. March 23, 1903. Nashua.
a. Grace Lucinda Prudhon, m. Aug. 14, 1905, Samuel McLarnan.
Children: Donald Edward, b. Dec. 19, 1906; Marian Louise, b.
Sep. 30, 1908. Los Angeles, Cal.
b. Harold Edward Prudhon, b. April 18, 1897, m. June 15, 1920,
Loretta Richards. Child: Audrey Louise, b. Feb. 25, 1921.
c. Howard Leon Prudhon, b. July i, 1901. Los Angeles.
Eliza M. Guptail, widow of W. T. Corron, m. (2) Oct., 1898, John
W. Seymour, and d. Feb. 27, 1914, at Elgin.
ii. a. Carrie May Hammond, m. April 2, 1902, Charles H. Reid. Chil-
dren: Richard C, b. Sep. 8, 1903; Virginia L., b. April 6,
1906; Carolyn jSI., b. Oct. i, 1909; Mary L., b. March 22, 1912;
Eleanor, b. May 7, 1915. Elgin.
b. Bertha E. Hammond, b. Jan. 3, 1882 (not 1881), m. April 29.
1914, Loran S. Gilder, who d. Oct. 6, 1918, soon after enlisting
in the World War. Washington, D. C.
c. Virginia L. Hammond, m. Sep. 5, 1908, Wesley E. Farmiloe.
Children: Elizabeth, b. Aug. 26, 1909; Ruth V., b. Jan. 7, 191 3;
Jean, b. March 20,' 19 16. Elgin,
iii. Bertha Eliza Corron, m. Feb. 8, 1899, J^I- A. Bronson, and d. at Los
Angeles, Oct. 5, 1901.
TUCKER FAMILIES. 33
P. 571. V. Hiram Lemuel Tucker, b. Aug. 23, 181 4, d. March
20, 1855, m. Dec. 21. 1837, Deletha Ann Hundley, who is said
to have come with a company of pioneers from Nansemond
County, Va., to the neighborhood of Chicago, in 1833. She m.
(2) John Ernest Wilson, res. Elgin, 111.
1. Cintilla E., b. March 24, 1839, m. Oct. 2, 1861, Andrew McConnell,
res. Elgin.
i. Nancy Ann McConnell, b. Aug. 23, 1867, d. 1921, m. Enos Lees. A
daughter, Linetta Elmira Lees, b. Nov. 27, 1896, res. Elgin,
ii. John McConnell, b. Jan. 25, 1870, d. Aug. g, 1876.
iii. Frank McConnell, b. Nov. 6, 1871, m. Feb. 7, 1894, Mable Cole. A
daughter, Leila Eldora McConnell, b. April 7, 1897, res. Burlington, 111.
iv. Nellie McConnell, b. Aug. 17, 1877, m. Lewis McEwen. A son, Leroy
McEwen, b. Nov. 10, 1892, res. Iowa Falls, Iowa.
2. John R. Tucker, b. Nov. 28, 1840, d. Feb. 12, 1841, at Campton, 111.
3. Mary Jane, b. Feb. 5, 1844, d. Dec. 9, 1888, mt. Sep. 25, 1859, Stephen
J. Swinyer, son of Lawrence and Harriet (Thornton) Swinyer
of Starksborough, Vt, b. April 19, 1835, d. April 18, 1912, res.
Rockford, 111.
i. William Wallace Swinyer, b. Sep. 25, i860, m. Jan. 9, 1895, Katie
Gertrude Miles, b. April 4, 1870, d. Dec. 9, 1905, Oakland, Cal., m.
(2) Grace Edith Miles, sister of Katie Gertrude, b. March 4, 1872, at
Rockford. His education was at the Northwestern University, Evanston,
111., and at Beloit College. He is now an instructor of accountancy at
Los Angeles, Cal. He served as a volunteer in the U. S. Navy in the
World War and is author of a volume narrating his experiences: "A
Squadron of the United States Navy On a Friendly Cruise Around
Latin America."
a. William Franklin Swinyer, b. Sept. 27, 1895, m. March 20, 1920,
Ella Kate Stuck, a native of Atlanta, Ga. He is an auditor at
San Francisco.
b. Mary Jennette Swinyer, b. Nov. 3, 189S, m. July 17, 1920, Lionel
Myron Brown, b. Oct. i, 1893, in Ohio, res. Sacramento, Cal.
A daughter, Laura Cynthia Brown, b. Feb. 25, 1922.
c. Katie Caroline Swinyer, b. Feb. 12, 1901, m. March 12, 1921,
Charles Edward Seaton, b. Dec. 19, 1896, in Oakland, res.
Sacramento. A son, Charles Robert, b. May 8, 1922.
By 2d m.
d. Charles Louis Swinyer, b. Sep. 23, 1908.
ii. Charles Lamont Swinyer, b. April 25, 1863, d. Jan. 21, 1914, m. Jan. 24,
1888, Henrietta Richardson. A son, Hiram Lawrence Swinyer, b. Oct.
21, 189s, res. Elgin,
iii. John Franklin Swinyer, h. April 5, 1866, d. June 11, 1895, Burlington,
iv. Hiram Lemuel Swinyer, b. July 8, 1868, d. 1910, m. July s, 1891, Belle
Hodgkins, res. Marshall, Texas,
o. Charles Alvin Swinyer, b. Jan. 29, 1892, m Nov. i, 1913, Maggie
Grizzaffie, res. Marshall.
b. Ernest Louis Swinyer, b. July 17, 1894.
c. Erma Lynn Swinyer, b. Feb. 17, 1900.
V. George Birney Swinyer, b. Jan. 28, 1871, d. May 7, 1897, Rockford.
5. Tabitha Hortensia Shopen, d. March 3, 1891.
34 SUPPLEMENT.
i. Frank Ernest Shopen, m. Gertrude Ludford, who died; m. (2) May 12.
1 91 7, Mary E. Pearson, res. Elgin,
iii. Joseph Andrew Shopen, m. May iS, 1898, Edith Viola Simpson. Three
children: Frank Ernest; Leslie Delford, b. Nov. 23, 1899; Cecil
Fosha, b. Aug. 2, 1901, res. Omaha, Neb.
VI. 2. George Washington Warner's wife, Augusta E.
Anderson, d. Nov. 3, 1913.
i. Walter S. Warner, m. May 26, 1900, Mary E. Wilson. Fort Morgan,
Cal.
iii. Gertrude E. Warner, m. Sep. 21, 1898, I. Lee Emery. Memphis, Tenn.
P. 573. I. George L. Tucker, b. May 26, 1853, at Waterloo, Iowa,
m. Jan. 14, 1878, Kate Hundley, res. Rockford. 111.
i. Carrie, b. Feb. 2, 1879, m. April 6, 1896, Perley Francis Frye. Three
children: Hazel Generaria, b. Dec. 19, 1897; Martha Catherine, b.
Nov. 17, 1900; Clyde Marion, b. Aug. 11, 1901, res. Waterloo,
ii. Maude, b. Sep. 2, 1880, d. , m. N. Fayette Babbitt. Two children:
George Marshall, b. June 8, 1897; Jessee Fayette, b. April 17, 1900,
res. Rockford.
Bradley
575. The inclusion of Isaac among the sons of William and Alice
(Prichard) Bradley is an error. A careful record of him and
his family was prepared by the late Leonard A. Bradley of New
Haven, and has been recently published under the title, "Descend-
ants of Isaac Bradley of Branford and East Haven, Conn.,
together with a brief history of the various Bradley Families in
New England." The study here presented of the several pro-
genitors of families bearing this name is very interesting, but
leaves a wide field of research still unexplored.
In this new edition of the Dickerman Genealogy some addi-
tions are made to the fragmentary records contained in the earlier
publication.
A
Joseph Bradley 2d, son of Joseph and Silence (Brockett)
Bradley, b. Dec. 25, 1677, m. Anna Heaton, daughter of James
and Sarah (Street) Heaton. They had one son and six
daughters, (p. 174)
Joseph Bradley 3d. son of Joseph 2d and Anna (Heaton)
Bradley, b. March 18, 1707, m. Oct. 27, 1731, Miriam Gilbert,
daughter of John and Mary (Ives) Gilbert, b. April 14, 1712.
BRADLEY FAMILIES. 35
1. Lois, b. Oct. 4, 1732, d. Oct. 30, 1798, m. Thomas Pardee.
2. Alvan, b. Nov. 6, 1734, d. Oct. 5, 1810, m. Martha Gilbert.
3. Lemuel, b. Nov. 26, 1736, m. Esther Stiles.
4. Eli, b. Jan. 2, 1738-9, m. Esther Goodyear.
i. Hannah, b. Nov. 19, 1763.
ii. Esther, b. Feb. 23, 1765, m. Jabez Bradley 2d. (H)
iii. Eli, b. Jan. 22, 1767.
iv. Heman, b. May 15, 1769, m. Annie West.
V. Medad, b. June 9, 1771.
vi. Miles, b. Jan. 22, 1774, m. Chloe Allen. (G)
5. Jason, b. Jan. i, 1740-1, d. May i, 1819, m. Mary m. (2)
Mary.
6. Joseph 4th, b. March 20, 1742-3, d. Dec. 27, 1809, m. Dec. 27, 1762,
Mabel Goodyear.
7. Heman, b. March 18, 1744-5-
8. Patience, b. March 18, 1746-7.
9. Obed-Edom, b. May i, 1752.
10. Justus, b. June 28, 1756.
B
Stephen Bradley, son of Daniel and Sarah (Bassett) Brad-
ley, had one son by his first marriage.
1. Stephen Bradley 2d, b. May 24, 1726, d. Apr. 8, 1800, ae. 74.
By 2d m.
2. Sarah, b. Aug. 11, 1730, d. Dec. 19, 1749.
3. Elisha, b. Nov. 8, 1732. (C)
4. Josiah, b. Oct. 23, 1735, d. Oct. 30, 1760, in French and Indian war.
Stephen Bradley 2d, m. Ann, dau. of Roger and Hannah
(Northrop) Prichard, b. Feb. 14, 1724, m. (2) July 19, 1767,
Hannah (wid. Leonard Lewis), dau. of Isaac and Hannah
(Miles) Gorham, d. Oct. i, 1803, ae. 70. Children by first
marriage were Stephen, Rebecca, Ann, Sarah, and perhaps Polly ;
by second marriage Betsey, Melisa, Esther and Elisha.
Stephen Bradley 3d, b. May 9, 1745 (Milford), m. Jan. 2,
1 77 1, Sarah Reed. Twelve children are recorded in Cheshire
(Hist, of Cheshire, p. 449).
Stephen Bradley 4th, b. Sep. 24, 1779, d. at Bethany, June
14, 1853, ae. 74, m. June 24, 1802, Hannah Sena, dau. of Caleb
and Hannah Doolittle, d. at Bethany, Feb. 18, 1831, ae. 51, m.
(2) Chloe . Three children by first marriage, of whom
Lucy, m. April 8, 1823, Asa Bradley of Mt. Carmel.
36
SUPPLEMENT.
C
Elisha Bradley, son of Stephen and Ann (Bishop) Bradley,
b. Nov. 3, 1732, at New Haven, d. March 5, 181 5, at Stockbridge,
Mass., m. Jan. 24, 1753. Mary Ives, dau. of Joseph 2d and
Mamre (Munson) Ives of Wallingford, b. May 20, 1734, d.
June 18, 1822.
His father and mother having died when he was eight years
old, his uncle, Daniel, was appointed a guardian and took him to
Mt. Carmel, where he grew up in his uncle's family. After the
organization of the Mt. Carmel Ecclesiastical Society in 1758, he
was prominent in its affairs for many years. In 1773. he
removed to Stockbridge, where he was a deacon of the church.
On Feb. 2, 1771, he gave to his brother Stephen a quit claim
deed to all right in the estate of their father to lands in the eighth
and ninth divisions. He had six sons and five daughters.
1. Sarah, b. Feb. 25, 1754, d. June 22, 1785, m. Oct. 13, 1771, Eliakim
Mallory, son of Peter Mallory 3d, res. Cornwall, Conn.
2. Lent, b. June 14, 1756, d. Dec. 1840.
3. Mary, b. June 9, 1758, d. Feb. 9, 1837, m. Bohan Dewey; m. (2)
Dea. Stephen Nash.
4. Josiah, b. Nov. 23, 1760, d. May 10, 1822.
5. Asahel Ives, b. Dec. 2, 1762, d. Dec. 17, 1848, m. June 15, 1796,
Abigail Rogers of North Cornwall, b. May 10, 1763, d. Oct. 6,
1855.
6. Mamre, b. March 5, 1765, d. April 10, 1835, m. Oct. 4, 1789, Silas
Whitney, son of Timothy and Alice Whitney, b. at Petersham,
Apr. 29, 1762. Whitney Genealogy, p. 170.
7. Amarilla, b. March 8, 1767, d. July 18, 1805, m. Dea. Amasa Jerome.
8. Elisha Bishop, b. Jan. i, 1770, d. Oct. 2, 1829.
9. Medad, b. May 4, 1772.
10. Stephen, b. July 19, 1774, d. April i, 1857.
11. Hannah, b. June 11, 1777, d. Feb. 22, 1829, m. Crosby.
D
Daniel Bradley 2d, son of Daniel and Sarah (Bassett)
Bradley, was one of the earliest settlers in the "Fresh Meadows"
above the Blue Hills, where he bought a nvmiber of tracts of land
on the east side of the country road in 1729, and soon after went
out there to live. Not long after that, his brother Amos bought
land adjoining on the north and became his nearest neighbor.
Then their younger brother Moses bought a farm still further
BRADLEY FAMILIES. 37
north on the boundary of Cheshire and made his home there.
These brothers had large famihes and filled an important place
in the Mt. Carmel Parish. Daniel especially was a leading man
in the Society and in the Church of which he was a deacon.
Daniel Bradley 2d, b. Aug. 5, 1706, d. Feb. 9, 1773, m. Feb.
22, 1726-7. Abigail Punchard, dau. of William and Hannah
(Brown) Punchard. b. July 20, 1708, d. Oct. 26, 1774. Five
sons and last a daughter Abigail who was b. June, 1740, d. Nov.
12, 1746.
I. Daniel Bradley 3d, b. March 6, 1728, d. Jan. 30, 182 1, m.
Dec. 9, 1747, Abigail Hitchcock, dau. of Capt. Benjamin and
Elizabeth (Ives) Hitchcock, b. May 10, 1728, d. Nov. 5, 1782;
m. (2) June 24, 1784. Mary Gilbert, widow of Aaron Gilbert,
dau. of Daniel and Mary (Potter) Ford, b. May 28, 1741, d.
Feb. 18, 1823.
1. Benjamin, b. Sep. 8, 1748, rem. to Wallingford, Vt.
2. Daniel 4th, b. July 15, 1750, d. May 2, 1818, m. Dec. 10, 1772, Esther
Ives, dau. of Abel and Sarah (Reed) Ives, b. June 4, I7SI, d- Dec.
16, 1833. Two sons, Asa and David.
3. David, b. Jan. 20, 1753, d. at sea June i, 1778.
4. Abigail, b. Apr. 28, 1755, d. Jan. 11, 1823, m. Jere Brooks of Cheshire.
5. Aaron, b. Aug. 3, 1757, d. Feb. 5, 1828, m. Patience Todd, dau. of
Abner and Mary (Tuttle) Todd, b. Dec. 6, 1762, d. Nov. i, 1801,
m. (2) Esther Thompson who d. Feb. 21, 1821, ae. 48, m. (3)
Abigail, widow of George A. Bristol, dau. of Baszel Munson, b.
July 20, 1772, d. 1852, ae. 79.
6. Damaris, b. March 21, 1760, m. Sep. 13, 1787, Amos Royce.
7. Titus, b. Oct. 12, 1762, rem. to Wallingford, Vt.
n. William Bradley, b. Oct. 26, 1730, d. Dec. 18, 1809, at
Lanesboro, Mass., m. Nov. 27, 1751, Lois Beach of Wallingford,
who d. Aug. 7, 1 82 1, in her 89th year. The family removed to
Lanesboro, June 23, 1762.
1. Ephraim bp. July 11, 1752, d. Sep. 19, 1824, ae. 72.
2. Uri, b. 1755, d. Nov. 25, 1843, ae. 88.
3. Asahel, b. 1758, d. Aug. 5, 1836, ae. 79.
4. Jude, b. 1760, d. May 8, 1787.
5. Zachariah, b. 1763, d. Dec. 16, 1816, ae. 53.
6. Lois, b. 1765.
7. Joel, b. July 14, 1770, d. Nov. 24, 1843, ae. 73.
8. Anna, b. 1775.
38 SUPPLEMENT.
P. 576. III. Jabez Bradley, b. Aug. 13, 1733, d. April 22, 1793,
m. Nov. 13, 1754, Esther Beach, dau. of Moses and Esther
(Tyler) Beach of Wallingford, b. May 16, 1731. d. Jan. 9, 1794.
1. Job, b. 175s, drowned June 22, 1767, in his twelfth year.
2. Mehitabel, b. March 3, 1757, d. 1839, m. Samuel Bellamy, 2d, b. Aug.
8, 1755, d. March 20, 1829; removed about 1806, to Skaneateles,
N. Y., where he was an early benefactor of Auburn Theological
Seminary.
3. Hannah, b. Dec. 21, 1758, d. Jan. 25, 1786, at Barkhamstead, m. Nov.
3. 1774, Jonathan Allen 3d, son of Jonathan and Amy (Beecher)
Allen, b. June 28, 1753, d. June 3, 1836, at Smithboro, Tioga
County, N. Y. Children : Mary, Chloe and Rudolph.
4. Sarah, b. 1760, m. April 10, 1781, Elijah Peck, son of Amos and
Elizabeth (Leek) Peck, b. April 12, 1755.
5. Esther, b. 1762, m. Asa Goodyear 2d, b. Feb. 14, 1742. Mention is
made of his being at Northville, N. Y.
6. Jabez 2d, b. Aug., 1765, d. Feb. 20, 1817, m. Feb. 2, 1785, Esther
Bradley, dau. of Eli and Esther (Goodyear) Bradley, b. Feb., 1765,
d. June 10, 1850. Northville, N. Y. (H)
7. Dan, b. June 10, 1767, d. Sep. 19, 1838, m. Oct. 21, 1790, Eunice
Beach, dau. of John and Eunice (E^ton) Beach, b. Jan. 4, 1765, d.
July 19, 1804, m. (2) Feb. 3, 1805, Nancy Rose. Marcellus, N. Y.
(I)
8. Lois, b. 1770, m. Tully Crosby, who d. Sep. 14, 1794, at Newport,
R. L, m. (2) John Stoyell at Aloravia, N. Y.
9. Lue, b. 1774, d. Sep. 14, 1794, ae. 20, at Whitestown, N. Y., while on
a visit to her brother Dan.
IV. Jesse Bradley, b. May 4, 1736, d. July 26, 1812, m. Jan. 19,
1758, Mamre Ives, dau. of Joseph and Mamre (Munson) Ives
of Wallingford, b. May 2, 1738, d. Feb. 17, 1810. The older
children b. in Conn. ; Lee, Mass.
1. Esther, b. Nov. 17, 1758, d. May 21, 1778.
2. Jared, b. Aug. 25, 1760, d. March i, 1814, m. Charity b. March
4, 1759, d. July 31, 1790, m. (2) June 8, 1791, Phebe Munson,
dau. of Thomas E. and Ruth (Brockett) Munson, b. Feb. 7, 1767,
d. Nov. 22, 1837. 4 sons, 9 daughters.
3. Eli, b. May 3, 1762, d. Dec. 9, 1833, m. 1782, Phebe Bartilene, b.
1760, d. Nov. 28, 1841, ae. 81. 4 sons, 5 daughters.
4. Jesse 2d, b. Dec. 9, 1763, m. Lucy Munson, dau. of John and Lydia
(Todd) Munson, b. May 22, 1768, d. July 25, 1824, m. (2) May
3, 1825, Bathsheba Bliss. 2 sons, 5 daughters.
5. Mamre, b. Dec. 22, 1765, m. about 1783-4, Jesse Bartholomew. 4
sons, 2 daughters.
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6. Joseph, b. Oct. 19, 1767, d. Feb. 17, 1849, ae. 81, m. Eunice
b. Aug., 1764, d. Oct. 17, 1835, ae. 70. i son, 3 daughters.
7. Lydia, b. Sep. 4, 1769, d. Feb. 11, 1773, at Woodbridge, Conn.
8. William, b. Aug. i, 1771, d. Feb. i, 1851, m. Jan. 3, 1798, Tabitha
Hamlin, d. Nov. 29, 1853. They removed to Northville, N. Y.,
where he was deacon and had a family.
9. Lemi, b. June 23, 1773, at Lee, d. April 26, 1853, m. Feb. 19, 1795,
Ruth Newell of Lenox, who d. July 7, 1861. Northville, N. Y.
They had a family.
ID. Lydia, b. Sep. 28, 1775, at Lee.
II. Daniel, b. March 4, 1779, at Lee, m. Patience Cooper, b. March 4,
1780. Removed to Groton, Tompkins County, N. Y.
i. Christopher Columbus, b. Dec. 6, 1800, d. Jan. 3, 1872, m. Huldah
, b. Dec. 28, 1802, d. June 15, 1889, res. after 1832, Syracuse,
N. Y.
a. Daniel Carr, b. Aug. 12, 1827, d. June 20, 1867. Two sons, Henry
and Charles.
b. George Willett, b. April 8, 1830, d. Feb. 20, 1882. A daughter.
c. Waterman C, b. Jan. 9, 1832. A daughter who m. Ward Overton.
d. Christopher C, b. March 6, 1834. Two daughters, Hattie B. and
Cora M. and a son, Christopher C, 3d, who has two sons, Charles
Goodwin and Christopher C.
e. Sarah E., b. Feb. 23, 1841, m. Oscar F. Soule.
/. Rowland G., b. April 28, 1843, d. Aug. 10, 1847.
ii. Marilla, b. April 16, 1802.
iii. Daniel, b. Aug. 23, 1804.
iv. Joseph I. B., b. March i, 1806.
V. Hannah, b. April 12, 1808.
vi. David, b. Nov. 8, 181 1, d. Feb. 19, 1899, at Chicago, 111. He was
President of the David Bradley Manufacturing Co. of Bradley, near
Kankakee, 111. Two sons, J. Harley and Byron,
vii. Mary, b. Aug. 11, 1813, d. unmarried,
viii. Esther, b. May 23, 1817.
ix. Lemi, b. June 12, 1822.
V. Joel Bradley, b. Dec. 6, 1738. Record on pages 577-582.
Amos Bradley, son of Daniel and Sarah (Bassett) Bradley,
b. May 12, 1712, d. May 5, 1775. m. Dec. 13, 1733, Mary Rowe,
dau. of Matthew and Rebecca (Mix) Rowe of East Haven, b.
Jan. 27, 171 1, d. April 8, 1778.
1. Asa, bp. June i, 1735, d. March 13, 1739, ae. 5.
2. Mary, bp. Aug. 12, 1737, d. March 25, 1796, in her S9th year, m. Feb.
I, 1758, Ebenezer Beach, d. Dec. 22, 1795, in his 68th year.
3. Hannah, bp. Feb. 3, 1739-40, d. April 3, 1822, ae. 82, m. June 25,
1 761, Jesse Goodyear, son of Theophilus and Esther (Sperry)
Goodyear, b. June 18, 1735, d. May 24, 1817.
4. Lois, b. Sep. 28, 1742, d. Oct. 8, 1746, ae. 4.
40 SUPPLEMENT.
5. Sarah, b. April 19, 1744, m. Oct. 2, 1765, Amasa Hitchcock.
6. Amos 2d, b. Nov. 26, 1746, d. Sep. 16, 1819, ae. T2>, m. Dec. 17, 1777,
Olive Doolittle, d. Sep. 15, 1813, ae. 53.
7. Asa, b. Dec. 3, 1748, d. Feb. 18, 1816, in his 68th year. His will gave
his property to his brother, sisters, nephews and nieces.
8. Lois, b. Nov. 2, 1750, d. March 4, 1813, m. Dec. 24, 1767, James
Dickerman, b. Jan. 28, 1747, d. Jan. 9, 181 1.
9. Rebecca, b. April 28, 1754, d. Dec. 5, 1776, m. Chauncey Dickerman,
b. Sep. 28, 1750, d. April 29, 1820.
Moses Bradley, son of Daniel and Sarah (Bassett) Bradley,
b. Aug. 4, 1721, d. April 17, 1804, ae. 83, m. Dec. 3. 1740, Mary
Rowe, dau. of Stephen and Mary (Peck) Rowe of East Haven,
b. Dec. 21, 1722, d. about 1806.
1. Child unnamed, d. Sep., 1742.
2. Eunice, bp. Jan., 1743-4, m. Waitstill Hotclikiss.
3. Chloe, bp. April 6, 1746, d. 1804, m. Jonathan Brooks.
4. Moses, bp. April, 1747-8.
5. Reuben, bp. June, 1750, m. April 21, 1774, Hannah Gaylord who d.
July 15, 1791, ni. (2) April 18, 1792, Roxanna Thompson.
6. Oliver, bp. May, 1752, d. Jan. 12, 1816, ae. 64, m. Dec. 28, 1775,
Deborah Brooks.
7. Stephen Rowe, b. Oct. 20, 1754, d. Dec. 16, 1830, m. May 16, 1780,
Merab Atwater, dau. of Reuben and Mary (Russell) Atwater, b.
June 19, 1757. He removed in 1779 to Winchester, Vermont, and
was a U. S. Senator.
8. Thaddeus. b. Nov. 18, 1756.
9. Lemuel, b. May i, 1759, d. June 19, 1832, m. April 12, 1781, Eunice
Durand, m. (2) Dec, 1818, Lois (Bradley) McCoy.
10. Mary or Polly, b. Nov. 14, 1762, m. Jan. 17, 1788, Samuel Wales.
11. Lowley, m. Aug. 8, 1782, Merriman Cook.
G
Miles Bradley, son of Eli and Esther (Goodyear) Bradley,
b. Jan. 22, 1774. at Mt. Carmel, Conn., d. Feb. 25, 1825, at
Montezuma, N. Y., grave at Northville, m. Nov. 6, 1796, at
Northville. Chloe Allen, dau. of Jonathan 3d and J-Jannah (Brad-
ley) Allen, b. at Mt. Carmel, July 19, 1779, d. at Racine, Wise,
Jan. 12, 1 861.
1. Leverett, b. Nov. 25, 1798, d. Sep. 6, 1875, at Jersey City, N. J.,
m. March 16, 1820, at Northville, Mary Sheldon.
2. Mary, b. Sep. 2, 1800, d. Oct., 1867, at Auburn, N. Y., m. Feb. 20,
1838, at Northville, Lewis Seymour.
BRADLEY FAMILIES. 4 1
3. Calvin, b. Oct. 21, 1802, d. March 28, 1877, at Quincy, 111., m. Oct.
20, 1825, at Tiffin, Ohio, Mary (Doan) Alvord, a widow, b. in
Pennsylvania in 1800, d. Sep. 10, 1881, at Cincinnati, Ohio.
i. Lewis Augustus, b. Sep. 15. 1S26, at Tiffin, d. Sep. 9, 1905, at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, m. June 29, 1854, at Madison, Ind., Frances W. Sharpe,
b. Nov. 27, 1836, at New Castle, Ky., d. 1914. Four children,
ii. Darius Adams, b. July 31, 1828, at Tiffin; res. in 1871 at Cedar Rapids.
One son.
iii. Orlando, b. May 4, 1830, at Tiffin, d. 1863, at Memphis, in the war.
Three children,
iv. Mary, b. Sep. 7, 1832, at Tiffin, m. Dec. i, 1852, at Cincinnati, Julius A.
Boylan, b. March 3, 1831, at Newark, N. J. Three children.
V. Samantha, b. July 31, 1835, at Tiffin, m. May 31, 1856, at Quincy, III.,
Josiah Lawrence Keck, b. Jan. 26, 1835, at Hamilton, Ohio. Seven
children,
vi. Anna, b. March 10, 1837, at Lebanon, Ohio, ni. at Quincy, Joshua S.
Wood. No children,
vii. Amelia, b. at Lebanon, m. 1862, at Cedar Falls, William Francis, b. in
Ireland, d. 1893, at Ackley, Iowa. Two children.
4. Lovinia, b. Feb. 19, 1805, d. Oct. 12, 1839, at St. Louis, m. March 10,
1825, at Northville, Jason Goodyear, d. Sep. 25, 1831, ae. 30, at
Northville.
5. Miles Allen, b. Dec. 18, 1806, d. May 28, 1866, in Canada, m. June
5, 1832, at Auburn, Delilah White.
6. Lucas, b. June 22, 1809, d. Jan. 10, 1889, at Racine, Wise, m. June
3, 1832, at Sennett, N. Y., Lucinda King, b. 1812, at Brockville,
Canada.
7. Cyrus, b. July 24, 181 1, d. March 5. 1832, at Philadelphia, Pa.
8. Grove, b. Sep. 11, 181 3, d. April 7, 1868, at Weedsport, N. Y., m.
Dec. I, 1835, at Sennett, Elizabeth L. Cady, b. Aug. i, 1816, d. June
10, 1901.
i. Josephine Virginia, b. April i, 1837, at Ira, N. Y., d. Jan. 23, 1841, at
Ira.
ii. Clarence Dwight, b. Sep. 14, 1838, d. Oct. 16, 191 1, at Georgetown, Cal.,
m. 1882, in Idaho, Charlotte , b. in Christiania, Norway. Two
sons,
iii. Curtis Converse Cady, b. Oct. 12, 1840, at Ira, m. Sep. 10, 1867, Amelia,
dau. of James W. and Samantha (Dixon) Robinson, b. Jan. 30, 1843,
at Sennett. Five children b. at Peosta, Iowa, res. Manchester, Iowa,
iv. Helen Mary, b. Aug. 26, 1843, m. Nov. 9, 1863, Enos Smith, son of
Daniel J. Smith, b. Sep. 9, 1842, at Lysander, N. Y. Three children.
Cady Genealogy.
9. Dwight, b. Dec. 28, 1815, d. April 24, 1839, at Syracuse, N. Y., m.
Jan. 24, 1839, at Victory, N. Y., Juliet Lathrop.
10. Lemi, b. Jan. 7, 1818, d. Aug. 29, 1847, a soldier in the Mexican war,
m. March 20, 1838, at Northville. Two children, Daniel and Mary.
11. Daniel, b. Jan. 27, 1821, d. April 9, 1840, at Sandusky, Ohio.
12. Emily, b. July i, 1823, d. Aug. 22, 1877, at Racine, m. Oct. 21, 1846,
Horatio G. Winslow, b. April 3, 1820, at Groton, N. Y., d. Sep
18, 1893, at Racine.
42 SUPPLEMENT.
H
Jabez Bradley 2d, b. Aug. 1765, at Mt. Carmel, d. Feb. 20,
1817, at Northville, N. Y., m. Feb. 2, 1785, Esther Bradley, dau.
of Eli and Esther (Goodyear) Bradley, b. Feb. 23, 1765, d. June
10, 1850, at Northville.
1. Hannah, b. June 23, 1786, d. Oct. 21, 1807, unm.
2. Esther, b. Feb. 26, 1788, d. Sep. 22, 1817, m. Reuben Pomeroy who
died leaving three children, m. (2) Darius Adams, who after her
death married her sister Lue.
3. Julia, b. July 4, 1790, d. Feb. 4, 1826, m. April 5, 1807, John Goodyear,
son of Titus and Abigail (Atwater) Goodyear, b. Oct. 17, 1785,
at Mt. Carmel, Conn., d. Jan. 17, 1826, at Barre, N. Y.
4. Jabez 3d, b. 1792, d. young.
5. Dan, b. May i, 1794, d. July 29, 1826, m. Sallie Tillotson. He is said
to have been the first male white child born in Milton, N. Y.
6. Henry, b. 1796, d. Dec. 15, 1878, m. Rhoda Ogden. Two children,
Cornelia and D. Ogden, res. Penn Yan, N. Y.
Henry Bradley was gifted as a speaker and held a prominent place as
merchant, politician and temperance reformer. A letter that he wrote to his
mother in 1847, is extant and of historical interest. It gives an account of a
journey with his wife to put their daughter in a school at Pittsfield, Mass.,
which was made the occasion for visiting" Bradley relatives in Lee and Mt.
Carmel, and is enlivened with descriptions of their cordial entertainment in
these places, and experiences in New Haven and New York.
7. Lue, b. May 30, 1798, d. July 8, 1873, m. Darius Adams as his 2d wife.
8. Anna, b. 1800, d. young.
9. Eliza, b. Nov. 3, 1803, d. April 25, 1841, m. Harvey Andrews, res.
Steuben Co., N. Y.
ID. Walter G., b. Nov. 16, 1808, at King's Ferry, N. Y., d. Aug. 25, 1882,
m. Oct. 12, 1830, Henrietta Todd, dau. of Josiah and Lucretia
(Ingersoll) Todd, b. Sep. 6, 1810. He lived on his father's old
farm and was called Judge Bradley.
i. Jabez 4th, b. Sep. 5, 1832.
ii. Dan, b. June 21, 1834.
iii. Antoinette, b. Nov. 20, 1836.
iv. Victoria, b. Jtine 9, 1838, d. April 14, 1910, at Auburn, N. Y.
V. Samuel Carlyle, b. Feb. 28, 1842.
vi. Cornelia, b. Feb. 6, 1851.
Dan Bradley and his cousin Joel were graduated at Yale in 1789,
had a course in theology together under Dr. Jonathan Edwards, and
were licensed to preach by the New Haven West Association. In
1 791, Dan went out to the frontier settlement at Whitestown, N. Y.,
BRADLEY FAMILIES. 43
and organized a church that called him to be their pastor. Accepting
the call, he went back to Connecticut, where he was ordained at Mt.
Carmel, and then returned with his wife and infant child to enter on
his ministry. The following year Joel followed him out to the frontier
and became pastor of the neighboring church at West Moreland.
After three years with the church at Whitestown, Dan resigned and
went some fifty miles further west, where he planted himself down
to make a good farm and help build the new community of Marcellus.
He applied himself diligently to the improvement of farm methods,
became an authority in scientific agriculture, and made many con-
tributions to agricultural journals. The respect in which he was held
is shown in that he was chosen Associate Justice of the Court of
Common Pleas, and afterward Chief Justice of the county.
Rev. and Judge Dan Bradley, son of Jabez and Esther
(Beach) Bradley (Daniel, Daniel, Abraham, William), b. June
10, 1767, Mt. Carmel, Conn., d. Sep. 19, 1838, Marcellus, N. Y.,
m. Oct. 21, 1790, Eunice Beach, dau. of John and Eunice (Eton)
Beach of Cheshire, Conn. (Elnathan, Isaac, John), b. Jan. 4,
1766, d. July 19, 1804, m. (2) Feb. 3, 1805, Nancy Rose of New
Haven who died May 25, 1843, ""^ her 62d year.
1. Nancy, b. July 21, 1791, Cheshire, m. Simeon Taylor. Moved west,
no record.
2. Harriet, b. March 3, 1793, Whitestown, N. Y., d. Feb. 4, 1824.
Unmarried.
3. Augustus, b. Feb. 2, 1797, Marcellus, N. Y., d. Aug. 19, 1864, Mead-
ville, Pa., m. about 1820, Elizabeth Alden.
Children : Adeline, Warren, Louisa, Harriet, Augustus, Susan,
Elizabeth. Only four lived to maturity. Only Louisa married
and had no children.
4. William Augustus, b. June 20, 1802, d. after 1869 near Meadville,
Pa. One son and grandchildren.
5. Dan Beach, b. July 18, 1804, Marcellus, N. Y., d. June 23, 1873,
Bangkok, Siam, m. June i, 1834, Emelie Royce, m. (2) Sarah
Blachly.
Children of N'ancy Rose Bradley:
6. Eunice Theodotia, b. Nov. 17, 1805, d. Jan. 23, 1888, m. James Hervey
Wright. Children :
i. James Hervey Wright 2d, b. 1830, New Haven, N. Y., m. Phebe Morris,
m. (2) Jennie Smith.
ii. Edwin Bradley Wright, b. 1831, Lyons, N. Y., m. Lydia Piatt,
iii. Jessie Matilda Wright, b. Jan. 13, 1832, m. Harvey L. House,
iv. Cornelia Wright, b. June 16, 1843, d. March 12, 1844.
44 SUPPLEMENT.
7. Walter, b. Oct. 2, 1807, d. Oct. 23, 1839, m. June 3, 1831, Elpha Reed,
b. Sep. 23, 1806, d. in Chicago, Nov. 2, 1903, being then Mrs.
Aiken. Child :
i. Cornelia Caroline, b. June 24,- i8j2, d. Dec. 4, 1842.
8. Charles, b. Nov. 13, 1812, d. Nov. 4, 1836, unmarried.
9. Isaac, b. Jan. 19, 1817, d. Nov. 21, 1904, in the old home in Marcellus,
m. Feb. 2, 1842, Mary Bosworth Thompson, b. Jan. 5, 1822,
Skaneateles, N. Y., d. March 22, 1902, res. Marcellus. Children :
i. Walter, b. Nov. 10, 1842, d. Dec. 23, 1842.
ii. Charles Thompson, b. March 31, 1844, d.
iii. An infant, b. and d. Jan., 1846.
iv. Cornelius, b. Aug. 5, 1847, d. Sep. 4, i860.
V. Sarah Matilda, b. Oct. 16, 1849.
vi. Mary Elizabeth, b. Oct. 3, 1852, m. Oct. 30, 1872, Peterson E. Jones of
Syracuse. One son and two daughters,
vii. Julia Adele, b. Aug. 9, 1864, d. Aug. 18, 1867.
J
Rev. Dan Beach Bradley, M.D., son of Rev. and Judge Dan
and Eunice (Beach) Bradley, b. July i8, 1804. at ]\Iarcellus.
N. Y., d. June 23, 1873, at Bangkok, Siam, m. June i, 1834,
Emelie Royce, dau. of Phineas and Deborah (Parsons) Royce,
b. July 12, 181 1, at Clinton, N. Y., d. at Bangkok, Aug. 2, 1845
(Samuel Royce, Phineas, Nehemiah. Nehemiah), m. (2) Sarah
Blachly, b. Dec. 23, 1817, at Dane. \Msc., d. Aug. 16, 1893, at
Bangkok (Miller Blachly, Miller, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Aaron,
Thomas).*
*Dan Beach Bradley, having grown up on his father's farm and been trained
to the habits and principles there illustrated, went to Penn Yan in his early
manhood and passed a number of years in close association with his cousin
Henry. The two young men had a great influence on one another and were
kindred spirits in moral causes, such as the temperance reform and anti-slavery.
It was a practical question with Henry as a store-keeper whether he ought to
sell intoxicants. He decided that he ought not, and when it came to the ques-
tion of carrying out his decision, Dan was on hand to urge him on, and to lead
oflf in smashing the casks of whiskey and pouring their contents on the ground,
thus doing away with all temptation to continue the sale. As time went on,
Dan's ardor looked to new and larger fields. The American Missionary Associ-
ation was organized on an anti-slavery basis, and under the direction of this
society he went out as a pioneer medical missionary to Bangkok, Siam, where
he accomplished a remarkable service, and reared a family who have worthily
continued his beneficent influence.
Dan Beach Bradley
1804-1873
BRADLEY FAMILIES. 45
1. An infant son, b. Feb. 23, 1835, at Singapore, d. a few hours later.
2. Emelie Jane, b. Nov. 26, 1836, at Bangkok, d. July 27, 1848, at Oberlin,
Ohio.
3. Sophia Royce, b. Oct. 8, 1839, at Bangkok, living at Chiengmai, Siam,
July I, 1917, m. Dec. 6, i860. Rev. Daniel McGilvary, b. May 16,
1828, in North Carolina, d. Aug. 22, 191 1, at Chiengmai.* Chil-
dren :
i. Catherine Emelie McGilvary, b. Nov. 16, 1861, at Bangkok, m. June 6,
1888, Robert Wm. Orr, son of Nathan F. and Martha A. (Montgomery)
Orr of Statesville, N. C, b. Aug. 22, 1859.
-ii. Evander Bradley McGilvary, b. July 19, 1864, at Bangkok, m. June 16,
1891, Elizabeth Paton, dau. of Robert Lee Stuart and Henrietta (Bayles)
Paton of Newark, N. J. Professor in University of Wisconsin.
a. Margaret Cornelia McGilvary, b. April 25, 1894, at Chiengmai;
engaged in relief work in Syria during the war.
h. Lewis Paton McGilvary, b. June 28, 1896, at Berkeley, Cal., d.
May, 1 92 1, at Boston, ^Mass.
iii. Cornelia Harriette Petit McGilvary, b. March 11, 1868, at Chiengmai,
m. Nov. 3, 1897, Rev. William Harris of Chiengmai. (a) A daughter.
iv. Margaret Alexander McGilvary, b. Jan. 24, 1871, at Chiengmai, m. Dec.
5, 1905, at Hongkong, Rev. Robert M. Gillies.
V. Norwood Aspinwall Hodge McGilvary, b. Nov. 14, 1874, at Chiengmai; an
artist in New York City. A daughter, Winifred Sophia, b. Dec. i, 1919.
4. Harriet, b. May, 1842, d. Dec. 30, 1842.
5. Rev. Cornelius Beach, b. Nov. 18, 1843, at Bangkok, m. Aug. 30, 1871,
in Oberlin, Ohio, Mary Sarepta Comings, b. Oct. 12, 1844, living in
Berkeley, Cal., in 1917. He has been in the English Dept. of the
University of California since 1882. Children :
i. Bertha Theresa, b. Dec. 15, 1872.
ii. Harold Cornelius, b. Dec. 25, 1878, at Oakland, Cal., m. July 8, 1908, at
Lake Geneva, Wise, Mary Josephine Crane, dau. of Charles R. and
Cornelia (Smith) Crane of Chicago. Professor in University of Wise.
a. Mary Cornelia, b. May 2, 1909, Chicago, d. Jan. 15, 1916, Madison,
Wise.
b. Charles Crane, b. Jan. 11, 191 1, Chicago.
c. Harold Cornelius, b. April 8, 1913, Chicago.
d. David John, b. Feb. 22, 191 5, Chicago.
c. Stephen Joseph, b. Nov. 12, 1916, Chicago.
Children of Sarah Blachly Bradley:
6. Sarah Adorna, b. April 8, 1850, at Singapore, m. Nov. 30, 1875, at
Bangkok, Marion Adolphus Cheek, M.D., b. July 14, 1853, in North
Carolina, d. July 4, 1895, at sea. Mrs. Cheek lives in Berkeley, Cal.
i. Marion Adolphus Cheek, b. Jan. 27, 1877, at Chiengmai, Siam, m. April
16, 1901, Lulu Foster Mills, dau. of Philo and Catherine (Seebur)
Mills of Berkeley, Cal. In business in Singapore.
*A story of great endeavors and achievements is contained in an autobiog-
raphy of Dr. McGilvary, published by The Fleming H. Revell Co. under the
title, A Half Century Among the Sianicse and the Laos, edited by Prof.
Cornelius B. Bradley of Berkeley, Cal.
46
SUPPLEMENT.
ii. Edith Maude Cheek, b. May 23, 1879, at Chiengmai, m. Jan. 5, 1904, at
Oakland, Cal., James Philip Sisson, son of Joseph P. and Ellen (Holden)
Sisson of Hilo, Hawaii, b. Aug. 30, 187-/.
iii. Herbert Clifford Cheek, b. Aug. 19, 18S1, at Chiengmai, m. June 15, 1904,
Lucy Wilcox, dau. of Charles Hart and Frances (Van Meter) Wilcox
of Oakland,
iv. A twin brother of Herbert d. on day of birth.
V. Grace Cheek, b. June 28, 1888, at Chiengmai; a trained nurse at
Berkeley,
vi. Sarah Wandee Cheek, b. March 12, 1890; a trained nurse in hospital
service of U. S. Army.
Dwight Blachly, b. Oct. 13, 1852, at Bangkok, d. Sep. 3, 1889, at
Boston, Mass., m. at Hongkong, Oct. 5, 1878, Anna Elizabeth
Davis of Oberlin, b. Sep. 18, 1853, now living at Oberlin. Their
married life was passed in Siam. Children :
Clarence Davis, b. Aug. 19, 1879, at Bangkok.
Howard Dwight, b. June 10, 1882, at Bangkok.
Arthur Eugene, b. Nov. 15, 1886, at Bangkok.
8. Mary Adell, b. Nov. 30, 1854, at Bangkok, m. Sep. 5, 1877, Arthur
Trew Blachly, her first cousin, b. Sep. 22, 1847, d. Sep. 7, 1893, at
Delta, Colorado ; he was shot by bank robbers. Children :
i. Arthur Trew Blachly, b. Nov. 11, 1878, at Monument, Col., m. July 24,
1907, at Klamath, Ore., Grace Minnie Rand,
ii. Frederick Frank Blachly, b. Aug. 29, 1880, at Salida, Col.
iii. Clarence Dan Blachly, b. Dec. 31, 1881, at Gunnison, Col.
iv. Howard Dwight Blachly, b. Dec. 22, 1883, at Gunnison, Col.
V. William Harold Blachly, b. Oct. 15, 1885, at Delta, d. there,
vi. Ralph Reamer Blachly, b. Oct. 5, 1887, at Delta,
vii. Louis Bradley Blachly, b. Nov. s, 1890, at Delta.
viii. Edward Blaine Blachly, b. Aug. 16, 1892, at Delta.
9. Rev. Dan Freeman, b. March 17, 1857, at Bangkok, m. July 9, 1883,
Lillian Jaques, b. May 31, 1857, at Hudson, Mich. He is pastor of
Plymouth Congregational Church of Cleveland, Ohio. Children :
i. Helen, b. June 12, 1886, at Steubenville, Ohio, d. Nov. 10, 1892, at Grand
Rapids, Mich.
ii. Dwight Jaques, b. Dec. 16, 1889, at Yankton, Dakota, m. Nov. 21, 1914,
Kathryn Lee Culver, dau. of Wm. Lee and Margaret (Day) Culver, at
Oakland, Cal. He was ordained to the Congregational ministry in Nov.
1914, and has had pastorates in Cleveland, in El Paso, Texas, and in
St. Louis, Mo. Twins, William Lee and Margaret, b. Sep. 6, 19 18.
iii. Robert Gamble, b. June 19, 1892, at Grand Rapids.
iv. Theodore.
ID. Irene Bell, b. May 19, i860, at Bangkok, where she lives.
576. Near the bottom. Esther Bradley, m. Samuel Gold, son of
Nathan Gold 2d and Hannah (Talcott) Gold of Fairfield, b.
Dec. 27, 1692, d. Oct. II, 1769. 3 sons, 2 daughters.
Schcnck's History of Fairfield, p. 57/.
BRADLEY FAMILIES. 47
P. 583. First line. Evidently Dr. Samuel Bradley was misinformed
about Stephen Bradley who lived and died in Connecticut.
The removal of so many of these Mt. Carmel Bradleys to Berkshire
is to be explained by the part they bore in the French and Indian wars.
The military rolls contain the names of Capt. Daniel Bradley and
three of his sons, William, Jabez and Jesse, as among the troops
who marched in 1757, for the relief of Fort William Henry, The
frontier post was at Lanesborough, where they were probably
quartered for a time. In moving to that rendezvous they must have
gone through Stockbridge and Lee. In this way they became
impressed with the attractive features of the country and had their
minds turned to the promise it offered for settlers after the war.
PREFACE.
This work began in a few inquiries which were made about ten years
since to correct an erroneous record in another family history. From that
point the search has been led on step by step with ever fresh suggestions
to its present scope.
The quest has been one of continual surprises. It was supposed that
the family was small, to be found in only a few localities, counting among
its numbers not many persons of distinction, and having a story to tell of
quiet faithfulness rather than of wide-reaching power. But following back
to the origin, there have been discovered the sources of countless streams,
some of which are seen to be flowing in broad and noble rivers.
It is something, in an ordinary home, to know that one's parents,
brothers and sisters are high-minded, strong and true. In such a thought
there is incentive to a worthier life. And is it not something to know of
the more attenuated family bonds which reach to many generations — to be
conscious of our kinship with those who have borne their part as builders
of society and of the nation — to recognize as of our own household multi-
tudes who are to-day engaged in forceful activities on a thousand fields
over the world ?
A grouping of facts is fruitful in questions, and the facts here gathered
may set us to thinking in many lines. How shall we account for what we
find — how account for people, why they are those we see and not others
unlike them ? The force of heredity is evident : its watermark is on every
page. But a thoughtful reader will see other things also working with
heredity — the habits of the home, tradition, principles of conduct and
training, that play ever around the life to give it a particular phase, a dis-
tinct individuality.
There are lessons, too, of the larger environment in the community
and state. Some of these are almost startling. Rough houses in new set-
tlements are fullest of children, while family life in older abodes often
dwindles and verges toward extinction. Out of the rough homes, also,
come many a strong personality, while those who have had unusual advan-
tages do not always show corresponding achievements. There is much yet
IV PREFACE.
to be learned concerning modes of life and the things which determine
character. Among our serious problems are those of the home and family.
May not a glance at these many households, living under a variety of con-
ditions, throw a little light, at least, on some of these problems?
The accounts here given of different families vary in fullness. This is
not of choice but of necessity. In many cases ample records were easily
obtainable — while in others the most painstaking effort has proved unavail-
ing.
To the large number who have promptly responded to inquiries and
given their personal interest to the work, grateful acknowledgments are
hereby rendered. Especial thanks are due to some who are not of Dicker-
man lineage : among these are Rev. W. L. Chaffin of North Easton, Mass.
and Hon. Newton Talbot of Boston, whose aid has been invaluable in pre-
paring the Stoughton branch.
The researches in libraries and archives, with most of the strictly liter-
ary and editorial labor, have been performed by my brother, Rev. G. S.
Dickerman, whose ready assistance has greatly lightened the long task
which is now brought to its completion.
New Haven, Connecticut.
March 4, 1897.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Colonial Beginnings.
Early pioneers of America. Thomas' Dickerman of Dorchester, . 1-13
Chart I. Outline of the Early Family, 14
CHAPTER H.
Homes at Dorchester, Malden, Reading and Milton.
Family of Thomas^ Dickerman of Maiden 15-21
Chart H. Outline of the Stoughton Branch, .... 22
CHAPTER HI.
John* Dickerman of Stoughton.
Settlement at Stoughton. Ezekiel Johnson. Prof. S. P. Sanford.
Jonathan Battles. Israel Guild, 23-51
Chart HI. Ancestry of John'' and Kezia (Alger) Dickerman, 35
CHAPTER IV.
Dr. Lemuel* Dickerman of Brattleboro.
Vermont settlers. The Putnam Family, 52-64
Chart IV. Ancestry of Dr. Lemuel^ and Lucinda (Arms)
Dickerman, 55
CHAPTER V.
Ebenezer^ Dickerman of Stoughton and Easton.
The beginnings of New England manufactures, 56-89
CHAPTER VI.
Samuel^ Dickerman of Stoughton.
Revolutionary soldiers. Settlement at Francestown, N. H. Lemuel*
and Elizabeth (Payson) Dickerman of Roxbury. Pembroke,
N. H., 90-134
CHAPTER VII.
Early Days in New Haven.
Founding of the New Haven Colony. John Cooper. Marriage of
Mary Cooper to Abraham''^ Dickerman, I35-I53
Chart V. Outline of the New Haven Family, .... 154
VI CONTENTS.
CHAPTER VIII.
Abraham'' Dickerman's Children.
Bassett Family. Chidsey Family. Bradley Family, .... 155-179
Chart VI. Ancestry of Elam and Sarah' (Hitchcock) Ives, . 163
Chart VII. Ancestry of Alvin^ and Lucy (Ives) Bradley, . 175
CHAPTER IX.
Sperry Farm at Amity.
Richard Sperry the settler. Nathaniel^ Sperry and Sarah^ Dickerman.
Ebenezer- Sperry and Abigail^ Dickerman. Luther Fitch.
David' Beecher. Dr. Lyman* Beecher and his family, . . 176-209
Chart VIII. Ancestry of Lyman* and Roxanna (Foote)
Beecher, 197
CHAPTER X.
Abraham^ Dickerman, Junior.
Elizabeth Glover. The Todd Family. Jacob Hotchkiss. Elnathan
Whitman, 210-230
CHAPTER XI.
John' Dickerman, the Vermont Pioneer.
Settlements in Vermont. " The Guilford Family " of New York, . 231-277
CHAPTER XII.
Isaac^ Dickerman of New Haven.
Growth of New Haven. List of family names. List of magistrates.
List of deputies. Founding of Yale College. Isaac^ Dickerman
as magistrate, legislator and church officer. Ecclesiastical contro-
versies and his part in them, ........ 278-305
Chart IX. Eliakim Hall's Children and Grandchildren, . 306
CHAPTER XIII.
Eliakim Hall of Wallingford.
The Hall and Lyman families. Rev. Nathan Williams, . . . 307-341
Chart X. Ancestry of Nicholas and Elizabeth* (Hall) Jones, 319
Chart XI. Ancestry of Eliakim H.* and Mary (Burt) Wil-
liams, AND William* and Sarah (Burt) Williams. . . . 331
Chart XII. Samuel'* Dickerman's Children and Grandchildren, 342
CHAPTER XIV.
Samuel* Dickerman of Mt. Carmel.
Settlement at Mt. Holly, Vermont. Wait Chatterton of Rutland, . 343-401
Chart XIII. Jonathan^ Dickerman's Children and Grand-
children, 402
CONTENTS. Vll
CHAPTER XV.
Jonathan'* Dickerman of Mt. Carmel.
John Sperry. Daniel Sweezey. N. R. Reed. D. H. Sweet. J. N.
DeWitt. Rev. S. U. Thompson. Ezra Pratt, .... 403-465
Chart XIV. Ancestry of Amos* and Chloe (Bradley) Dicker-
man, 455
Chart XV. Stephen^ Dickerman's Children and Grandchil-
dren, 466
CHAPTER XVI.
Stephen* Dickerman of New Haven. Mary'* White and Rebecca* Hubbard.
A family meeting in 1853. Ebenezer Huggins. Jared Atwater.
Timothy Plant. John White. Rev. John Hubbard, . . 467-501
Chart XVI. Ancestry of Timothy and Esther^ (Huggins)
Bishop 473
Chart XVII. Outline of the Foote and Robbins Family. . 502
CHAPTER XVII.
The Foote and Robbins Family of Branford.
Isaac Foote. Rev. Philemon Robbins. Ecclesiastical controversies.
Rev. Chandler* Robbins. Francis Le B. Goodwin. B. I. Oilman.
Rev. Ammi R.* Robbins. Joseph Battell. Rev. Peter Starr, . 503-560
Chart XVIII. Ancestry of Rev. Ammi R.' and Elizabeth (Le
Baron) Robbins, 54°
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Dickman Family of Boston, 561-567
APPENDIX.
Additional records : John Tucker. Medad Atwater. William Brad-
ley. Dr. Isaac Bull. Lieut. James Boardman. Disconnected
families. Military records. Recent immigrants, .... 568-592
Index, 593-650
EXPLANATIONS.
At the head of each section, into which the chapters are divided, stand the
names of parents whose children follow, usually with grandchildren for two or
more generations, arranged in different type and with a different style of num-
ber for each generation.
The father's surname is usually omitted after the leading paragraph, but
other surnames are given. The omissions are to be supplied from the heading.
The index figure indicates the generation of the person, counting from the
first settler Thomas' Dickerman. This figure follows the Christian name — thus
making more clear where the surname is to be supplied.
Names of children in one section which stand as parental names at the
head of another section are in small capitals, and are followed at the end of the
line by the section number in parenthesis. The sections are not always in
numerical order, and it may be convenient sometimes to consult the index, in
looking for them.
ABBREVIATIONS.
b. born, d. died, m. married, ae. aged, bap. baptized, dau. daughter, s. i.
without children, res. residence.
CHAPTER I.
COLONIAL BEGINNINGS.
" A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation."
Isaiah, Ix. 22.
The planting of New England took place within a period
of twenty years. . It began with the settlement at Plymouth
in 1620, and ended in 1640, when the meeting of the Long
Parliament stopped the tyrannies of Strafford and gave to
Englishmen hopes of a better government without crossing
seas to find it. For eight years Plymouth colony was alone,
meeting hardships, testing new conditions, and developing a
community on the ideas and convictions that brought the
Pilgrims hither. At the end of this time they numbered
only three hundred, but they had solved the problem and the
way was open for other colonies.
In 1628 Endicott came with three hundred to Salem. By 1630
the several places about Boston were occupied, Charlestown,
Dorchester, Watertown, Roxbury, Medford and Weymouth. In
1634-5 settlers pressed into the interior, to the Connecticut valley,
and established themselves at Windsor, Wethersfield and Hart-
ford. A year later, Roger Williams, with an independence too
radical even for the Puritans, was sent out of Massachusetts and
began the colony at Providence; and in 1637 pioneers wintered
in New Haven. Within ten or eleven years two hundred ships
crossed the Atlantic and twenty thousand Englishmen forsook
their old homes to make new ones in the wilderness.
They were a choice stock. No other would have dared what
they did. Most of them had been accustomed to material com-
fort ; not a few to luxury. Among them were owners of large
estates, shrewd merchants, able lawyers, learned and eloquent
ministers, attractive teachers, scholars of high rank at Oxford
and Cambridge ; while the rest were mostly thrifty farmers,
with here and there a skilled artisan.
Pioneers are usually men of force. These were ; but with other
rarer qualities added. They had beliefs, and these so woven into
2 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
their texture as to command them. They came with a moral pur-
pose and with no thought of going back — not as bands of adven-
turous men eager for exploits, or fame, or gold — but bringing
their wives too, their boys and girls, helpless babes, and house-
hold treasures, to plant themselves permanently in the unknown
land.
This made the New England settlements wholly unlike those
of Canada, the West Indies or South America. Those started
with men. These started with families. Those yielded not a
little to the barbarism they found. These kept their civiliza-
tion and made it virile. They were great as progenitors. It
was the greatness of the Hebrew patriarchs. Their intelligence,
love of freedom and fidelity to conviction would have been short-
lived but for the vigorous family life that prevailed. They per-
petuated themselves in children. The children married, blending
diverse social elements, and transmitting commingled traits to a
multiplying people. The twenty thousand became millions, keep-
ing still the forceful character of the first colonists, but unfolding
it in expressions infinitely varied.
In the sister colonies many of the conditions were similar.
Sires of noble lineage in Virginia made the homes out of which
came in due time Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Marshall,
and their great associates. Penn and his Quakers gave to Penn-
sylvania its character of thrift and stability. The Dutch planted
themselves in New York, and there came to the Carolinas Scotch-
Irish, French Huguenots and Protestants of other nationalities,
led thither by the spirit of freedom and the purpose to rear their
children in the fear of God.
These were the seed widely scattered that were to grow together
into a new and strong nation.
The first permanent settlement in the neighborhood of Boston
was that of Dorchester. The colonists, one hundred and forty in
number, gathered with no little care from Devon, Dorset and
Somersetshire, in England, had among them two magistrates and
a church already organized with two ministers. The Sunday after
landing, June 6, 1630, services of gratitude and praise were held
under the open sky and the community was formally inaugurated.
Four or five years later there was a movement to plant a colony in
the fertile valley of the Connecticut, which resulted in the
removal of most of the Dorchester people, with their minister.
Rev. John Warham, to Windsor. At the same time many ships
COLONIAL BEGINNINGS. 3
were arriving with fresh immigrants from England, and a ready-
sale was found for the improvements they had made. Of the new
settlers the most important was a company who came in 1635
with Rev. Richard Mather from Bristol, in the ship "James."
Mr. Mather was chosen minister of the settlement ; and the
changes had been so great that a newly organized church was
instituted under an especially prepared covenant, which reads as
follows :
" Dorchester, the 23"" day of the ^
6"* moneth, Anno. 1636. '
Wee whose names are subscribed being called of God to joyne o'selves
together in Church Comunion, fron o' hearts acknowledging o"- disability to
keepe coven' w"^ God or to p'fourme any spirituall duty w'^'^ hee calleth us unto,
unlesse the Lord Jesus do enable us thereunto by his spirit dwelling in us.
Doe in the name of Cht Jesus o"- Lord and in trust and confidence of his free
grace assisting us freel)'^ Coven' & bind ourselves solemnly in the presence of
God himselfe, his holy Angells and all his servants here present that wee will
by his grace assisting us endevour constantly to walke togeather as a right
ordered Congregacon of Cht. according to all the holy rules of a church-body
rightly established, so farre as wee do already know it to bee o'' duty or shall
further und''stand it out of Gods holy word : Promising first & above all to
cleave unto him as o"- chiefe & onely good . and to o"- Lord Jesus Cht as o"" onely
spirituall husband and Lord, & o"- onely high priest & Prophet and King. And
for the furthering of us to keepe this blessed Comunion w"' God and w"> his
Sonne Jesus Cht and to grow up more fully therein, wee do likewise promise by
his grace assisting us, to endevour the establishing amongst o''selves of all his
holy ordinances w''^ hee hath appointed for his churches here on earth, and to
observe all and every of them in such sort as shall be most agreeable to his
will ; opposing to the utmost of o"- power, whatsoever is contrary thereunto, &
bewayling fro o"- hearts o"- owne neglect thereof in former tyme, and our pollut-
ing o' selves therein w"' any sinfull inventions of men.
And lastly wee do hereby Coven' & p'mise to further to o'' utmost power, the
best spirituall good of each other, and of all and every one that may become
members of this Congregacon, by mutuall Instruction reprehension, exhortacon,
consolacon, and spirituall watchfulnes over one another for good ; and to bee
subject in and for the Lord to all the Administracons and Censures of the Con-
gregacon, so farre as the same shall bee guided according to the rules of Gods
most holy word.
Of the integrity of o' heartes herein wee call God the searcher of all hearts to
witnesse ; beseeching him so to blesse us in this and all o' Enterprises, as wee
shall sincerely endevour by the assistance of his grace to observe this holy
Coven' and all the braunches of it inviolably forever ; and where wee shall fayle
there to wayte upon the Lord Jesus for pardon and for acceptance and healing
for his names sake."
The name of Thomas Dickerman first appears in the annals of
Dorchester on the roll of the church and among the earliest sub-
4 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
scribers to this covenant. It seems likely that he was of Mr.
Mather's company and came with him from England. This is not
proved, however ; nor do we find any traces of his previous history.
The records of that period have been diligently searched, both in
this country and in England, but without success.
The name, taken by itself, would seem to indicate a German
origin, being compounded of the two words bicf or bicfcr and umnn,
meaning stout man. It belongs, also, to many German families at
the present time ; and several representatives of these families
have been among the recent immigrants from that country to
America.
This suggestion offers a wide scope for fancy. Our ancestor
may have been in the great struggles for religious freedom on the
continent before he joined the Puritans. Possibly he fled from
oppressions there in the hope of finding a freer air in Protestant
England ; and, disappointed in this, united his fortunes to those
who were looking to lands beyond the seas.
In this uncertainty, a single fact seems to give us a glimpse into
the heart of the man. It is the name he gave his son, born not
long before he sailed. That name was taken from the earliest
adventurer for conscience sake who left his fatherland and "went
out not knowing whither he went." One can hardly suppose that
this child, at such a crisis in the family life, was called "Abraham "
without thought of what the name stood for. Rather it is to be
taken as the sign that his parents adopted for themselves the
motives and purpose of the patriarch.
We may infer a like religious meaning in the baptismal names
of their later children "Isaac" and "John." They had by heart
the Genesis tale of Isaac — that long promise fulfilled, the sacrifice
at Moriah, choosing Rebecca, digging the Philistine's wells, and
winning peace. They knew of John — fisherman, aspirant for a
right hand place, beloved disciple, evangelist and revelator. In
giving their boys these names they had reasons. Parents in 1635
did not go over the Atlantic and put their families in cabins
among Indians and wolves for a conviction, and then do such
things as this without meaning.
We know it was a habit throughout New England to give to
children Bible names. But do the names lose their rich sugges-
tiveness on this account? Is it not truer to recognize in them the
unfolding flower of a loving familiarity with Scripture story which
everywhere prevailed ?
COLONIAL BEGINNINGS. 5
The new settlers in Dorchester were soon as much at home there
as those who had been longer on the ground. The country was
new and wild, but not so wild as it had been. Energy and thrift
showed their effects. Better houses were built, streams were
bridged, roads opened, fences made and more land brovight under
cultivation. At first the lands were obtained of the town for the
asking. But it was not long before they began to have market
value. One of the earliest entries in the records reads,
" It is generally agreed that whosoever doth not mowe his owne lott shall not
sell it to any for above Two pence an acre."
But in October^ ^6j6,
" It is ordered euery p'ticular inhabitant shall take a viewe of his house and gar-
den and hoame lotts how they lye bounded (towardes other mens, or towardes
the commons) according to the poynts of the compasse, and so of their great
lotts and medow ground as they lay bounded euery way, and the number of acres
of all such lands."
And a few months later, January i6,
" It is ordered that whosoeuer breaketh open any pale shall pay fiue shillings
and that all the hoame lotts be sufficiently paled by the first of March.
It is ordered that all the land both of the great necke and about the Towne and
of both sides the Riuer of Naponsett which is not already allotted out shall be
deuided into p'priety to each hoame lott according to p'portion agreed upon."
Now come two entries relating to Thomas Dickerrnan as fol-
lows :
January, 1637. " It is ordered that all the land in common within Dorchester
one both sides the Riuer Naponset shall be deuided according to the rule alredy
agreed vpon for deuideing the necke all convenient watering places tc^be left
common and this diuision to be according to states and p'sons as it stands now
16 January the tyme of the making this order. The 20 men to Judge of Circum-
stances in setting downe mens estates.
March i8th. The Proportion which 1 The Proportion which each man is
each man is to haue in the necke ac- i to haue of the Cowes Pasture and
cording to the rule agreed on for de- [ other land according to the same rule
uideing the same as here vnder foil of deuision for euery on this side the
Riuer.
akers quarters rodes akers quarters rodes
Thos : Dickerman 3 i 17 3 2 37"
There are one hundred and four names in all.
April 1st, 1640, "It is ordered that Thomas Dickerman, Henry Wright and
Thomas Sampford shall haue each of them one aker and halfe of marsh in M^
Hawkins neck which was formerly granted them and not booked."
6 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
With this growth there was shown care for other interests, par-
ticularly for education. Dorchester is said to have been the first
community known, to make public provision for a free school by
direct tax on the inhabitants.
" It is ordered the 20"' of May 1639, t^^t " there shalbe a rent of 20" yeerely for-
eu' imposed vpon Tomsons Hand to bee payd p' euy p'son that hath p'prtie in
the said Hand according to the p'portion that any such p'son shall fro tyme to
tyme injoy and posesse there, and this towards the mayntenance of a schoole in
Dorchesf this rent of 20" yeerly to bee payd to such a schoolemaster as shall
vndertake to teach english latin and oth'' tongues and also writing the say*
schoolemaster to bee chosen fro tyme to tyme p' the freemen and that is left to
the discretion of the elders and the 7 men for the tyme beeing whether maydes
shalbe taught with the boyes or not."
After a short trial it was found that collecting so many rents
was difficult and it was thought best to have the land conveyed to
the town,
"Whereas the Inhabitants of Dorchester haue formerly ordered. Consented
and agreed that a Rente of Twentie pound p'' ann. shall issue & be pay'^ by the
sayd Inhabitants & their heires from & out of a Certaine porcon of land in Dor-
chester called Tomsons Hand for & towards the maintenance of a schoole in
Dorchester aforsayd. And that vppon experience it is found to be a matter
of great labour & diflicultie to collect the sayd rent from soe many severall
p'sons as ought to pay the same according to their seuerall p''portions the
p'sons that haue title to land in the sayd Hand & who therefore ought to pay
the sayd rent, being noe lesse in number then sixscore or theraboute. And
inasmuch as the sayd rent of Twentie pound, when it is duly Collected &
payd, is not of it self sufficient maintenance for a schoole without some addicon
there vnto. For the augmentinge therefor of the sayd rent & to the intent
that the same may hencforth be more readily collected and payd, It is heerby
ordered and all the p^sent Inhabitants of Dorchester aforsayd Whose names
are heervnto subscribed doe for themselues & their heires heerby Covenant,
consent and agree thatt from hencforth the sayd Hand and all the benefitt
& p'fitts therof and all there right & Interest in the same shalbe wholy &
for euer bequeathed and given away from themselues & their heires vnto the
Town of Dorchester aforesayd for & Towards the maintenance of a free schoole
in Dorchester aforesayd for the instructinge & Teachinge of Children & youth in
good literature & Learninge.
******
In witness wherof the p'sent Inhabitants have heervnto subscribed ther names
the Seaventh day of the Twelfth moneth in the yeare 1641."
Among the seventy-one signatures is that of
-y^Uu^ 3t'^if-^
COLONIAL BEGINNINGS.
There are connoisseurs of autographs who think they can read
a man's character in his handwriting. What is the character in
these ink lines of two hundred and fifty years ago ? Plain, bold,
rugged, a little angular, perhaps, but transparent and easy to read.
It shows best among the seventy others with which it stands in
the manuscript — a collection not so elegant as may be found in a
modern album yet with quite as much manhood back of them —
and, such as they are, we do not find one with which this will not
bear comparison.
Frontier life has quite a range. Look at this list of payments
for services to the town, and see how teacher Hallett, nurse Pope,
cattle tender George, with the hunters of wolves and the repairers
of the meeting house, have all been occupied.
" An Account of the Rates gathered In the yeare 1651 For the Vse of the
towne of dorchester
It. scoole Rate ....
It. towne Rate ....
It. Rate for powder and the castle
It. Rate for the garison debt
some Totall
Disbursed as followeth :
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To M" hallett a dew to her husband
It. to her 40" allowed by the towne for spoile in his books
It. to Alee pope for laks child 3" 14' and for cloths 10'
It. for glasse For the meeting house
It. to John Smith For wood for m'' hallett
It. abated and of those removed out of towne uoted not to pay 01
It. to m'' phillips of boston for chardges In sute for the Hand
It. to Nico : Georg for the yeare 1650
It. to Tho : burch for Iron work for the meeting house
It. to W" Robinson for a wolfe killing
It. to bro. Clark for bartholomew ....
It. to bro Dickerman For timber for the meetting house
*******
It. to an Indian for a wolf of nico woods .
Itm. to Peter Lyon for a wolfe ....... i
Itm. for worke which brother Clarke did at the scowle howse
and t}'mber and Carting ........
Itm. vnto brother Dickerman for more boultes by brother
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One other clause in these town records is of interest as showing
the position our ancestor held in the esteem of the colonists.
8 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
" I of the lo m" 51 At the meeting for the Choys of towne officers for the
yeare insewing there is Chosen for Select men
*****
Raters
John Capen
Thomas Dickerman
William Sumner Sen' "
The church records speak only of the baptism of his two sons,
Isaac, 1637-8, and John, 29, 7 mo., 1644 (Oct, 29, 1644), and of the
dismissal of his widow after his death, 14, (4) 1663 (July 14, 1663),
to the church in Meadfield where her second husband, John Bul-
lard, lived. There is a note about Isaac written later, "Removed
to Connecticut ;" but this is doubtless an error, confusing
him with his brother Abraham. There is also a mention of
Sarah Dickerman in a list of "young Maids in Dorchester" in
1676, and her age is given as 20. She was probably the daughter
of Thomas Dickerman, of Maiden, born Oct., 1653, and her enroll-
ment with the Dorchester maids may have occurred while on a
visit.
In the records of Dorchester births, marriages and deaths are
the following :
" Isaac, the son of Thomas Dickerman & his wife was Born (gth) 1637. (Dec,
1637.)
Thomas Dickerman Deceased this life the 3:11: 1657. (June 11, 1657.)
Abraham Dickerman was Married unto Mary the daughter of John Coop^ by
Major Atherton 2. 10. 58. (January 2, 1658, old style, or 1659 new style.)*"
What other knowledge we can gain of this earliest home is
derived from four papers which are given below : the first and
second, deeds of property in Boston ; the third, a deed of the
homestead in Dorchester ; the fourth, an inventory of Thomas
Dickerman's estate.
From Suffolk Deeds, Lib. I., 280.
" Bee it knowne vnto all men by theis p'sents y' I Willm Phillips Marriner
for good & valluable Consideracon by me in hand Reed, haue bargained &
sould and by theis p''sents do bargaine and sell my hose and ground & all
appertenancs apptaining therevnto lately belonging to Mr. Bartholomewe Bar-
nerd which house is near the New meeting house Zacha : Phillips Joyning to
* It is to be kept in mind that previous to 1752 the legal year began on the 25th of March, so that
April was the first month and March the twelfth, and dates in January, February and March have
to be written according to old style in one year, and according to new style in the year following.
In this work both dates will be given : thus, "Abraham Dickerman was married Jan. 2, 1658-9."
COLONIAL BEGINNINGS. 9
the Norvvard, and goodman Dickerman Southward All w'^'' my appertenances
house ground Leanetow I do acknowledge to haue sold to my father William
Phillips Inholder in Boston But in Case that I the said Willm Phillips do pay
seauenty pounds sterling money at or before the 20"" may next in Boston at my
fathers dwelling house thene my house is my owne againe. But if not thene the
house and all belonging vnto it is my fathers owne To haue & to hold for euer
his heires & executo" &: assignes for euer And y' I do further Covenant that he
shall quietly enioy the same w"'out the molestacon of any Whatsoeuer witnes
my hand & Seale this first of January 1652.
p me Willm Phillips & a seale
Sealed & deliuered in the p'nce of,
Nicho : Phillips, Zacha : Phillips
This deede of sale or Mortgage was acknowledged by Willm Phillips Junio'
to be to the vse of his father Willm Phillips this i3"> of the ii''' mo 1652 before
me Willm Hibbins.
Entred & Recorded the 13"^ february 1652
Edward Rawson Recorde''."
From Suffolk Deeds, Lib. IV., 78.
" Know all men by these presents that I Bartholomew Barnard of Boston in
New England Carpenter for Considerations me thereunto mooving haue sold
vnto Thomas Dickerman of Dorchester in New England Taylor one parcell of
Ground Conteyning forty foote in breadth on the foreside & thirty sixe foote on
the bakeside & fifty foote in length more or lesse lying in Boston by the highway
that Comes vp from the waterside by Isaacke Cullemores house which is now in
the possession of John farneham, striking ouer the feilds towards charles
Towne fery place being bounded on the East side by the highway on the west
side by Goodman Martjn on the North side by that which was late in the pos-
session of Willjam Phellips. on the south side by the said Bartholomew Bar-
nard in which m"^ Mayho Now Hues, for & in Consideration of the some of tenn
pounds to me in hand pajd and sattisfied for the w"^'' some I the sajd Bartholo-
mew doe bind me my heires execcuto''s administrators and Assignes firmely by
these presents that he the sajd Thomas, his heires execcuto's administrato''s and
Assignes shall from tjme to tjme & at all tjmes hold & quietly possesse & enjoy
the same foreuer w*''out the lett hinderance or molestation of any person or per-
sons that might heretofore or shall hereafter lay any Clajme or right to the same
In Witnes whereof I haue heerevnto set my hand and Seale, this 26. of the -^
1656 : his m''ke
Wittnes Edw Ting Bartholomew B Barnet & a
Christophe'' Gibson seale : w"" som wax :
Alice the wife of the aboue mentioned Bartholomew Barnard did acknowledg
hir free & voluntary Consent to the Sale of the within mentioned p''misses &
freely yielded vp hir right by dowr)' or otherwise, to the w"'in mentioned
Grantee this 28. — 1656, before me Humphrey Atharton
Entred & Reco'^ded this 23'' January 1662
p Edw. Rawson Recorde\"
10 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
From Suffolk Deeds, Lib. IV., 301-303.
"To all Xpian people to whome this p''sent writing shall Come John BuUard
of Medfeild in the Countie of SuflFolke, in the Massachusets Colonic of New
England husbandman & Ellen his wife the relict & Administratrix of Thomas
Dickerman Late of Dorchester in the said Countie deceased Send Greeting
Know yee that the said John Bullard & Ellen his said wife for & in Considera-
con of sixtie five pounds, whereof twentie Shillings in Siluer in hand payd by
Jacob Hewens of Said Dorchester husbandman, the other Sixtie Power pounds
by him secured to be payd according to agreemt, Have given granted bargained
Sold Enfeoffed & Confirmed, & by these p'sents doe giue grant bargaine Sell
Enfeoffe & Confirme vnto the Said Jacob Hewens his heires & assignes foreuer.
All that dwelling house in Dorchester aforesaid, w"^"" was the dwelling house of
the said Thomas Dickerma deceased, with a Barne two smale Orchards & fine
acres of Land more or Lesse about the Said house, most of w'^'^ being inclosed
the said Orchard being pt of the said fine acres bounded on the one Side with
the high way East, on the other side with the land of William Turner west, one
end with the Land of the Said Jacob Hewens Southerlj-, the other end, with y^
brooke called Roxbury brooke Northerl}' also fower divisions of Woodlands in
the Comons of Dorchester aforesaid, being already devided & all other right of
Comons as yet undevided belonging to the Said house part of w'^'^ said dwelling
house and Land did belong to Abraham Dickerman one of the Sonnes of y* said
Thomas Dickerman deceased And vpon the removall of him the said Abraham,
the said Ellen his Mother purchased all his right & interest, in the said houce
lott Barne Orchards & all the Comons & appurtenances belonging, as by note
vnder his hand bearing date the tenth of the Sixth month One thousand Sixe
hundred fifty nine, witnessed by William Clarke more fully appeareth. The
residue of the said Estate hereby Sold properl}'^ belonging to the said Ellen as p
Agreemt of division between her & her Children the youngest of w"^'^ having
attayned to the age of one & twenty yeares, as by theaforerecited note appeareth.
To haue and to hold y* aforebargained p^misses with the appur'^*'' & euy pt &
pcell thereof vnto the said Jacob Hewens his heyres & assignes to the only prop'r
vse & behoofe of the said Jacob Hewens his heyres & assignes foreuer. And
the said John Bullard & Ellen his Said Wife pties to these p'^sents for them
Selues theire heires Executors & Administrato''s doe Covenant & grant too &
with y" said Jacob Hewens his heyres & assignes by these p'sents. That they the
said John Bullard & Ellen his sajd wife or the one of them at the time of theire
sealing deliuy hereof is are & stand rightfully & Lawfully seazed of the Said
p'misses, hereby mentioned to be bargained & Sold & eu'y pt & pcell thereof in
a good pfect & absolute estate of Inheritance in fee simple & that they or one of
them haue full power, good right & Lawfull Authority to grant Bargaine Sell
Convey & assure y« same in manner & forme aforesaid And y' he y" said Jacob
Hewens his heires & assignes & euery of y'" them Shall and May foreuer here-
after peaceabl}' & quietly haue hold & enjoy y" aforebargained p'misses with the
appur"=^' thereof as aforeSaid free & Cleere, & Cleerely acquitted & discharged
of & from all form'' & other bargaines & sales gifts grants estates & incombrances
whatsoeuer had made Comitted, & done or Suffered to be done, by them the
said John Bullard & Ellen his Said wife or either of them theire hejres or
assignes or any pson or psons, Claymeing by from or vnder them, or either of
COLONIAL BEGINNINGS.
II
them. And that they the said John Bullard & Ellen his said wife Shall & will
vpon reasonable & Lawfull demand acknowledge this p'sent deed, for further
Confirmation thereof according to y" Lawes of the Said Massachusetts Jurisdic-
con In Witness Whereof the said John Bullard & Ellen his Said wife haue here-
vnto put theire hands & scales the sixe &: twenty day of ffebruary in the yeare
of our Lord, one thousand Sexe hundred Sixtie & three
John Bullard & a scale
In the p''sence of
Joseph Bullard
Ralph Wheelocke
This deed acknowledged
by John Bullard & Ellen
his wife, being Examined
did freely Consent hereto
29"' : 4 : 1665
Rich'^ Bellingham Gov'
Entered & Recorded this 2g^'' June i6b^
his I X m'ke
Ellen Bullard
her 0 m''ke «& a scale
p Edw. Rawson Record' "
"An Inventory of the goods & Estate of Tho: Dickerman who deceased the
third of the Eleventh month 1657 prized by a just and true value, by us whose
names are underwitten y' 15 of the 11^'' mo: 1657
in Books
in thread and Leather
5 sheets .
one Table Cloth
two pillow he's
three napkins
wearing apparrell
one smale featherbed and boulster an old TrutuU bedstead
one Chest and meale trough
one keeler and halfe hogst. & two old sickles
hempe drest and undrest ....
one feather bed in the Lower roome and two boulsters &
two pillowes one greene Rugg a ^ of sheets & one blankett
one bedstced in another roome & y" pillow & y" clothes y''to
belonging .
one Chest ........".
two old wheeles and a churne ......
One Table and two old Chaires ......
wooden dishes and bowles and trenchers and an old forme
and a measuring pecke .......
4 pewter dishes and one drinking bowle and spoons, & a /
pewter Chamber pott . . . . . . . )
two keettell one warming pan one brass skillet one skimer i
one brasse pott one Iron pott & one frying pan . . . i
3 Earthen dishes one hower glasse & one brush
IntprVs.
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12 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
It. one paire of pinsers, one old hammer a drawing knife . — ..02
It. one swoad and belt . . . . . . . . — •• I5
It. worke unfinished and a paire of sheeres . . . . — ..10
It. one "^ of Andirons a ^ tongues a frying pan and gridiron )
& potthookes & potthang'es, one spitt & Iron foote . )
It. one smoothing Iron . . . . . . . . — .. 02 .. —
It. two Cowes one yeere old Calfe & y" haye p'vided for them } j^ ,_
one hogg & two piggs . . . . . . . )
It. the dwelling house and barne and orchards, & about 6"]
Ackers of Land about the house, & before the house of I
Jacob Hewens, and the Comons belonging to it, and the )► 47 .. — .. —
twentie Acre Lott and one Acre of land lying in the little I
woods .......... J
It. the house and Land at Boston ...... 150 .. — .. —
It. In debts and things forgott . . . . . . , 2 .. — .. —
John Capen
W" Clarke
Ellen Dickerman deposed before the Court that this is a true Inventory, of hir
late husbands Jn° (Thomas) Dickermans Estate to the best of hir knowledge, that
when she knows more she will discover it 25: ii""": 1657
Suffolk Probate vol. Ill pp. iio-iii"
From these papers it appears that Thomas Dickerman was a
tailor and that he also cultivated a farm. He had a homestead in
Dorchester where he owned land as early as 1636, to which an
addition was made in 1637. He also owned a house and land in
Boston Neck where he began to acqviire property as early as 1652,
to which he added in 1656. This constituted the more valuable
part of his estate, and was appraised at 150^ ($726.00), while the
farm and buildings at Dorchester were set down at 47;^ ($221.60),
and the entire property at 235;^ 11. 04. ($1130.72). Both of these
places were within the limits of what is now Boston. The home-
stead was on the west side of the highway just before it crossed
Roxbury brook, the boundary between Dorchester and Roxbury,
ground now lying on Dudley street between North avenue and
Brook avenue. The place in the Neck was on the south side of
Summer street near the present junction of Bedford street. What
use was made of this Boston property Ave can only guess. Quite
likely the tailoring house was here. The additional land he
bought of Bartholomew Barnard less than a year before his death,
which indicates plans that he did not live to carry out.
We should like to see those books, the first item in the Inven-
tory, valued at 2^. 03. ($10.30) ; not a large library, we may think ;
COLONIAL BEGINNINGS. I3
but holding a high place in a house where all the rest of the furni-
ture was appraised at less than $100.00. In how many houses
to-day would the books be appraised at a tenth of all the furni-
ture? Boston people had not yet gone into the publishing busi-
ness and there was no occasion for international copyright. Every
printed page had to be brought from the other side of the sea.
But already the habit of " plain living and high thinking " was
in some of these cabins, and books were as essential as daily
bread.
Two years after Thomas Dickerman's death, Sep. 10, 1659, his
widow, Mrs. Ellen Dickerman, bought of the other heirs their
rights in the Dorchester homestead. John had died before this
time, Isaac had recently come of age, and Abraham was married.
Of Abraham we know that he removed at once with his wife to
New Haven, and we have a full narrative of his life there. There
are no vestiges of Isaac, after this for sixty years, till in 1720 his
name appears in the Boston records. There is some uncertainty
about the connection of Thomas Dickerman of Maiden with this
family. No documents identify him with them ; and yet there is
hardly room for a doubt that he was the elder son of Thomas of
Dorchester. The name was too unusual, not only in the colonies,
but in England, to think of the two being of different families.
And there was the Boston property, so much the larger part of the
estate — how can we better account for its disposal than by assum-
ing that it went into the hands of the two brothers Thomas and
Isaac, and that Isaac continued to live in Boston till we find him
and his son there long afterwards ?
Thomas Dickerman, Jr., is identiiied with Maiden, where he
lived and reared his family. A deposition taken in 1658 speaks
of him as *' aged about 35." This fixes his birth at about 1623 ;
and, on the arrival of the family in New England, he was proba-
bly about twelve years old — old enough to be useful, and perhaps
to earn his own living. This will account for the absence of all
reference to him in the Dorchester records.
CHART I.
OUTLINE OF THE EARLY FAMILY.
' Thomas, 1623-1690
Maiden.
Thomas Dickerman
1657
Dorchester
Abraham 1634-1711
New Haven.
f Sarah 1653 , died young.
Lidea 1655-1680.
Thomas 1657 , died young.
Hannah 1659-1706, m. Isaac Fensum.
Mary 1660-1738, unmarried,
.j f John 1692-1759, m. Mary Tucker.
John i666-i729-{ Thomas 1693, died young.
[Sarah 1694, m. Noah Damon.
Elizabeth 1668-1732, m. (i) E. Clapp, s. i.
(2) E. Dorr, s. i.
[ Anna, died young.
Mary 1659-1728, m. Samuel Bassett.
Sarah 1663 , m. Nathaniel Sperry.
Hannah 1665-1703, m. Caleb Chedsey.
Ruth 1668-1725, m. Nathaniel Bradley.
Abigail 1670-1751, m. Ebenezer Sperry.
Abraham 1673-1748, m. Elizabeth Glover.
Isaac 1677-1758, m. Mary Atwater.
L Rebekah 1679-1757, m. Isaac Foote.
r John, 1751, m. Elizabeth .
Isaac 1637-1726, Isaac 1 17SS
(Dickman.)
Boston
I. John 1644 , died young.
Jacob, ■
1748.
Lydia, m. 1744, Francis Shaw.
-! William 1727, m. (1) Elizabeth ,
m. (2) Mrs. Sarah Martin.
Isaac 1731-1784, m. Mercy Lasenby.
I Elizabeth, m. 1757 John Sims.
CHAPTER II.
HOMES AT DORCHESTER, MALDEN, READING AND
MILTON.
" From our own selves our joys must flow,
And that dear hut, — our home."
" The Fireside" Nathaniel Cotton.
The home in Dorchester is to be sketched in ovir fancy as a rude
cabin. It was made before a sawmill had been started, when the
pioneer had to fell the trees and hew them into shape with his axe,
to form the best four walls and roof that ingenuity could devise.
This cabin had " a lower room," and '' another room," the inven-
tory says, where the "beds " were : and what quarters there may
have been besides we can only imagine.
One can see the fire-place in the inain room, with broad hearth,
"andirons," crane and "hooks" and cooking utensils. Nearby
is the "spinning wheel" with its load of "flax :" at one side the
"table : " over it, perhaps, shelves with their treasure of "books : "
the "sword" on its "belt" in a corner : the "green rug" partly
covers the floor: the "pewter plates" and "cup" are ranged, no
doubt, upon the chimney-piece, and the " hour-glass " at one end
with its steadily flowing sands.
A little way from the house is the " barn," ruder still, but giving
shelter for the cattle : and around is a tract of ground under
cultivation, an attractive feature of which is the young "orchard."
How could life be simpler than here?" But in houses like this
were to be found an independence and serenity of spirit unknown
to courts and palaces : a quiet happiness that many who lived in
splendor might have envied.
In such a cabin our family had its origin in America. Here for
twenty years the father and mother lived and worked and trained
their children: and here the father fell ill and died, little dream-
ing what his children's children of coming generations would do
in this vast region, on whose edge he had watched for lurking
Indians and prowling beasts of prey.
l6 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
It seems strange that this homestead was so soon allowed to go
out of the family. But the sons of pioneers often have an ambi-
tion to repeat the adventures of their parents and to advance
another step into the new lands of promise.
The oldest son seems to have shown this spirit as he came to
manhood, and early established himself at Maiden, where he
brought up his family in turn and lived for about forty years.
But after his death this house, too, passed out of the family.
The daughter Mary remained in the neighborhood unmarried and
seems to have enjoyed a happy old age among life-long friends.
Her sister, Elizabeth, married a leading citizen of Milton, which
took her to the vicinity of the old Dorchester home. The son
John took up his abode at Reading, where his children were born
and reared. But after living there some twenty-five years or
more and with age creeping on, attractions of some kind, perhaps
to be near his sister now living in Roxbury, led him also to the
vicinity of the old homestead, and he spent his last years at
Milton.
His son, John Dickerman, Jr., did not remain long in Reading
after his father's removal. But instead of returning to old settle-
ments, he, with a young man's ambition and enterprise, struck out
into the region of Stoughton to help build a new community
there.
Over eighty years had passed since Thomas Dickerman landed
in America, and as yet the family in Massachusetts numbered but
few. It was different in New Haven, whither the second son had
gone. But here we find only two or three households to represent
the oldest son, and only one for the youngest son, Isaac. The
beginning had been slow.
The following tables present the family in orderly arrangement.
at dorchester and malden. 1/
Thomas' Dickerman=Ellen .
I. Thomas' Dickerman. The time and place of his birth and
marriage are unknown, also his parentage and that of his wife
Ellen. They came to Dorchester, Mass., about 1635 or 1636, and
he died there June 11, 1657. She married (2) John Bullard and
went with him to Medfield before July 14, 1663.
I. Thomas', b. 1623, d. before 1691. m. (i) Elizabeth, (2) Anne. (2)
II. ABRAHAM^ b. about 1634. m. Mary Cooper. (3)
III. Isaac-, b. Dec. 1637. (4)
IV. John', bap. Oct. 29, 1644, died young.
Elizabeth .
Thomas' Dickerman = | ^"^^
2. Thomas" Dickerman, son of Thomas' and Ellen Dickerman,
b. about 1623. m. (i) Elizabeth , who d. May 10, 167 1 ; m.
(2) March, 1673-4, Anna . He lived at Maiden, Mass., where
the births of his children were recorded. Little besides is told con-
cerning him.
By first marriage :
I. Sarah3, b. Oct. 1653.
II. Lidea^ b. June 1655, d. Sep. 13, 1680.
III. Thomas^ b. Aug. 1657.
IV. Hannah^, b. Dec. 27, 1659. m. March 15, 1685-6, Isaac Fensum or
Fenecum, of Maiden. Before marriage she had " lived at Thomas
Shepherd's." She was drowned in Medford river July 18, 1706.
V. Mar)f^ b. about 1660, d. March 20, 1738-9, se. about 78, unmarried.
Her will and inventory are given below.
VI. JOHN^, b. about 1666, m. Sarah . (5)
VII. Elizabeth^ b. about 1668, bap. at Charleston, First Church, July 5,
1687, at the age of 19, d. Jan. 30, 1732-3, in her 64th year. m. (i)
Nov. II, 1702, Ebenezer Clapp, son of Nicholas Clapp of Dorchester
and Milton ; m. (2) Edward Dorr of Roxbury, s. i.
By secottd marriage :
VIII. Anna'.
1 8 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Concernins^ three of this family, the records make no further men-
tion after their birth ; and of the rest probably none but John left
children. Mary's will speaks of Elizabeth and John only ; and
tells us that Elizabeth, in her will, had named no others. This
indicates that they were the only survivors. The will is as follows :
" In the Name of God Amen this Twenty ninth day of October Anno Domini
One thousand Seven hundred thirty & three, Annoq : Regni Regis Georgii
secundi : Magne Britannia &c Septimo.
I Mary Dickerman of Maiden in the County of Middlesex within his Majesties
province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Single Woman being Sound
in my Understanding and Memory (praised be God therefore) calling to mind my
own frailty & Mortallity, Do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament
in manner and form following That is to Say Principally and first of all I Recom-
mend my Spirit into the hands of God who gave it hoping on his tender Mercies
Imps. through Christ my Only Saviour to Obtain pardon of Sin and Inherit everlasting
Ittm. life, And my Body I commit unto the Earth (in hope of a Joyful Resurrection)
Item. to be Decently buried at the Discretion of my Execuf' herein after named, And
Apprehending it to be my Duty to Order the Distribution of my Outward Estate
in the world after my Decease so as in the best manner I can to Recompence the
care and kindness I have Received from particular friends, My Will is that the
same be disposed of as followeth. Viz'.
My Will is that all my Just Debts and Funeral expenses be duly paid & dis-
charged by mj"- Executors in convenient time after my Decease.
Whereas m}"^ late Sister Elizabeth Dorr Wife of Mr. Edward Dorr of Roxbury
in and by her last Will and Testament bearing date the Eighth day of May One
thousand Seven hundred twent)'' & eight Among other things therein contained
Did give and bequeath all her Moveables and Apparrel (not otherwise disposed
of in s*^ Will) unto me the Said Mary Dickerman and to my Sister Sarah Dicker-
man the Wife of my Brother John Dickerman of Milton in manner as in and by
her said last Will and Testament is more fully expressed. My Will is that
Immediately at or upon the receipt of the Legacy or share of Apparrel and other
Moveables bequeathed to me as afores'^ my Executor pay Or Deliver unto the
ReV^ Mr. Joseph Emmerson Pastor of the Church of Maiden in token of my
Respect for him the Sum of five pounds in true & lawful Bills of Credit on the
aboves"* Province, to him, his heirs or Assigns, and my Will & meaning is that
in case the Legacy bequeathed to me by my Sister Dorr as aforesaid be paid in
to me in my life time, that then the Said Sum of five pounds be paid to M'
Emerson, his heirs or Assigns within Two months next after my Decease.
Item. I Give and bequeath unto m}' Wellbeloved friends M"' Samuel Bucknam
Yeoman, M'' Samuel Sprague (secund') Blacksmith, M'' William Sprague Weaver
& M'' Abraham Hill Heelmaker, All of Maiden aforesaid All the Rest and
Residue of my goods & Estate of what kind Nature or Denomination Soever,
As well Such part thereof as of right is or may become due Owing or belong-
ing to me my heirs or Assigns by Virtue of the Said last Will & Testament of my
Sister Dorr, or by any Other lawful Ways or means whatsoever, As also Such
part thereof as Shall be in my Actual Possession at the time of my Decease, To
be equally Divided to and Among them the said Samuel Bucknam, Samuel
AT MALDEN.
19
Sprague, William Sprague & Abraham Hill part and part Alike, in four Even
and equal'parts, To them their several and respective heirs or Assigns, In con-
sideration of the many Acts of Christian kindness and friendship which I have
enjoyed from my Loving friends beforenamed And their respective families.
I Constitute Ordain & Appoint my Trusty friends M' Samuel Bucknam and
M'' William Sprague Abovenamed, to be the Sole Execuf' of this my Last Will
and Testament, And I do hereby utterly Revoke Disannul and make Void All
former or other Wills Legacies Bequests and Execut" by me in any wise hereto-
fore named Willed or bequeathed Ratifying & confirming this and none Other to
be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand
and Seal the Day & Year first within written
Wt.
Signed Sealed published & declared
by the Within named Mary Dickerman
as her last Will & Testament In the
presence of us who Subscribed Our
names as Witnesses in the s** Testators
presence.
Ebenezer Sargent
Joseph Baldwin
mark
Sarah 4" Baldwin "
her
mark
Mary
her
Dickerman
"An Inventory of the Estate of Mary Dickerman late of Maiden deceased as
valued upon oath by the subscribers.
£ s d
To I Bed, Bolster, Pillow & Bed Covering . . . , . 3. 2. o.
To an Underbed, mat and Bedstead . . . . . . o. 17. 6.
To one Sett of Curtain Rods ........ o. 18. o.
To 3 sheets . i. 10. o.
To 2 Sheets, i Shift, and i Napkin i. 10. o.
To Caps and Short Sleaves ........ o. 16. o.
To one Shift . . . , . . . . . . , i. 2. o.
To one Pillow Case ......... o. 10. o.
To 4 Napkins ........... o. 12. o.
To one Calaminco Gown . . . . . . . , 2. 10. o.
To one Silk crape Gown i. 18. o.
To one Riding-hood •••...... i. o. o.
To 2 Petticoats .......... o. 13. o
To one pair of Stays . . . . . . . _ _ i.oo
To one Silk Hood & one apron i. 2. o.
To Glove and Fan o. 3. 6
To Silk Handkerchief & one Muslin Apron o. 7. 6.
To Some Small things ......... o. i. 4
20 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
£ s d
To one Reel ........... 'o. 8. o.
To one old Pannell .......... o. 4. o.
To one Trammell .......... o. 7. o.
To one small Pott & Potthooks o. 10. o.
To old Iron Ware o. 8. o.
To one Warming-pan i. 5. o.
To Some Wearing apparell ' . 4. 6. o.
To 5 Chairs ........... o. 17. o.
To one Pair Bellowes ......... o. 6. o.
To Spinning Wheels, Tables, Boxes & other old Lumber . . i.e. o.
To Knives & Forks & some wooden ware . . . . . o. 6. o.
To an old Trunk o. 5. o.
To some pieces of Meat ......... o. 9. o.
To Earthen Ware .......... o. 4. o.
To one Lock & Key . . . . . . . . . o. i. o.
To 6 Books, Spectacle & Case . . . . . . . o. 14. 9.
To Bottles, Necklace, Small Boxes & some other small things . o. 4. 9.
To 4 Bonds amounting to 33. o. o.
Due for Interest upon said Bonds . . . . . . i. 16. 6.
Totall . . £bt. I. 10.
Moses Hill 1 Errors excepted
Joseph Balwin !-Appraizers
John Dexter j
Made oath to May 22. 1739"
John' Dickerman= Sarah .
5. John' Dickerman, son of Thomas° and Elizabeth Dickerman
(Thomas'), b. at Maiden about 1666, d. Aug. 14, 1729, in his 64th
year, at Milton, m. at Reading, 1691, Sarah . At the age of
twenty-four, Nov. 21, 1690, he sold meadow, upland, and dwelling
house in Maiden, reserving for Anna, relict of Thomas, the free use
of the house for the term of her life. He moved to Reading and,
Feb. 8, 1692, bought " of John and Mary Polly of Woburn housing
and land in Reading ;" also April 5, 1704, he bought land in Read-
ing of John Vinton of Woburn. He sold, Nov. 17, 1718, to John
Nichols, land in Reading, and bought land there March 22, 1720.
He removed to Milton, where he and his wife were received into
the church from Woburn Dec. 30, 17 16. Children born at Reading.
AT MALDEN. 21
I. JOHN^ b. 1692, m. Mary Tucker. (6)
II. Thomas*, b. 1693, died young.
III. Sarah*, b. 1694, m. Nov. 14, 1720, Noah Damon of Dorchester.
1. Sarah^ Damon, b. Dec. 8, 1721, d. about 1793, unmarried. In her will
dated Jan. 16, 1789, she gives her property, valued at $693.50, in equal
parts to four children of her brother Noah Damon, viz. Lois Bassett,
Prisilah Bassett, Jedediah Damon, and Noah Damon.
2. Noah^ Damon, b. April 28, 1723. m. (i) April 2, 1754, Hannah Merry-
field, m. (2) 1758, Abigail Blake, who d. April 12, 1798.
3. Thomas^ Damon, b. May 21, 1727, d. July 18, 1727.
4. Jedediah' Damon, b. Aug. i, 1728, d. Nov. 13, 1728.
5. Asa* Damon, b. April 19, 1730, d. Jan. 16, 1784.
CHART II.
OUTLINE OF THE STOUGHTON BRANCH.
f John, 1715-1760
Tti. 1735
Meriah Lyon
1715
of Reading
and Stoughton
John Dickerman
1692-1760
ni. 1714
Mary Tucker
1693-1771
of Reading
and Stoughton
Mass.
Ebenezer,
of^ Stoughton
f John, 1746-1802
m. (i) 1770
Lydia Leach
1744-1783
m. (2) 1786
Kezia Alger
1758-1837
Stoughton
\
Peter, 1749-1821
m. 1788
Rebecca Tilden
Stoughton
[ Lemuel, 1751-1832
m. 1779
Lucinda Arms
Brattleboro, Vt.
Ebenezer, 1748-1811
■nt. (i) 1769
Mercy Stone
tn. (2)
Parnah Randall
1769-1855
Easton
Manasseh, 1751-1818
m. (i) 1774
Ruth Randall
m. (2) 1791
Thirza Bryant
1774-1844
North Bridgewater
Daniel, 1755
nt. 1777
Ruth Tufel
North Bridgewater
. James, 1763-1807
fit. 1788
Joanna Grossman
1763-1843
Easton
[ Samuel, 1750-1824
m. (i) 1771
Bathsheba Lewis
1752-1773
vt. (2) 1774
Persis Richardson
1751-1827
Francestown, N. H.
^ Samuel, 1721-1778 \
ni.
Rebecca Bent
1731-1798
of Stoughton
Lemuel, 1751-1817
nt. 1772
Elizabeth Payson
Roxbury
Enoch, 1758
nt. 1T]?>
Sarah Wales
1757-1829
Pembroke, N. H.
I Ezra, 1760-1827
nt. 1782
Elizabeth Wales
1756-1821
Canton
John, b. iTi'2, 7n. Ruth Tolman.
Peter, b. 1775, m. Abigail Lord.
Nehemiah, b. -1777, nt. Ruth Clark.
Lemuel, b. 1779, nt. Betsey Blanchard.
Caleb, 7!t. Sarah Knower.
Lydia, b. 1787, ?«. William Miller.
Kezia, b. 1791, nt John L. Dickerman.
Nathan, b. 1795, nt. Rebecca Bowditch.
Benjamin, b. 1798, m. Mary H. Niles.
L Israel, b. 1800, m. Emily H. Harris.
C Meriah, b. 1789, m. Jonathan Battles.
J Abigail, b. 1791, nt. Edward Cole. ~^'
I Wyatt, b. 1794, nt. Lois Allen.
[ Polly, b. 1796, nt. Israel Guild.
f Lucinda, b. 1779, nt. Jonathan Herrick.
I Pollv, b. 1781, m. Windsor Newton.
{ Susan W., b. 1782, m. Josiah Putnam.
-J Theda, b. 1785, nt. Alfred Barrett.
I Sophia, b. 1787, nt. Alfred Putnam.
I John L., b. 1790, m. Kezia Dickerman.
[ William A., b. 1792, tn. Nancy Grombie.
f Lois, b 1773, tn. Joseph Morse.
-{ Stephen G., b. 1810, nt. (i) L. Mehurin,
[ (2) M. Keith.
r Samuel, b. 1776, tn. (i) Olive Packard,
' (2) C. A. Packard.
Rebecca, b. 1780, tn. Lewis Dailey.
Benjamin F., b. 1794, in. Zibia Bryant.
Oliver, m. Baker.
Lvman, b. 1805, m. Vienna Sproat.
Manasseh, in. Mary Ann Hunt.
Ruth, tn. John Guineth.
Sally, ;«. Nathaniel Shepardson.
Mary, nt. Ebenezer Shaw.
I Thirza, tn. John Hall.
I Roxanna R., tn. William Keith.
\ Daniel Tuel, tn. 1804, Rebecca Smith.
Mary, b. 1788, tn. (i) J. Clapp, (2) A. Capen.
James, b. 1791, tn. Sally Randall.
Joanna, b. 1795, tn. Wendall Seaver.
Issacher, b. 1798, tn. A. B. Stevens.
Rhoda, b. 1800, tn. Asahel Wade.
Lucius, b. 1804, tn. (i) — Perry,
(2) Sarah H. Washburn.
(3) E. Litchfield.
(- Hannah, b. 1772, tn. Jacob Farrington.
Rebecca, b. 1775, tn. Ebenezer Farrington.
Abigail P., b. 1777, tn. Jacob Vose.
Samuel, b. 1779, tn. (i) M. Lewis, (2) J. Cilley.
Lemuel, b. 1781, tn. — .
Elijah, b. 1783, tn. (i) E. Whitney,
I (2) B. Ainsworth,
(3) F. A. Spencer.
Abigail, b. 1785, tn. Benjamin Stevens.
I Betsey, b. 1788, ni. C. F. Hutchinson.
[ Sally, b. 1788, tn. Nath'l Hutchinson.
Rebecca, b. 1775, tn. Charles Belknap.
Nancy, b. 1777, nt. (i) J. Richards, (2) D. Pierce
Sally, ^. 1781, m. Jesse Stetson.
, Hannah, b. 1783, tn. John Tucker.
j Polly, b. 1784, tn. Abner Dunton.
Elizabeth, b. 1786, tn. William Humphrey.
, Lois, b. 1792, nt. Andrew Foster.
(^ Lucinda. b. 1801, m. Josiah Reckard.
f Samuel, b. 1782, nt. (i) Rebecca Dickerman,
J (z) Lois Jordon.
[ Moses, b. 1786, tn. Lydia T. Wales.
I Sarah, b. 1785, tn. Samuel Chandler.
( Rebecca, b. 1787, tn. Samuel Dickerman.
These are a small part of the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of John and Mary (Tucker) Dickerman
daughter's families being omitted here.
CHAPTER III.
JOHN* DICKERMAN OF STOUGHTON.
"In blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as
the stars."
Genesis, xxii. 17.
In John Eliot's times there was a place about eighteen miles
south of Boston known as Punkapoag, meaning "a spring that
bubbles up from the red soil." Here "the apostle " had a village
of "praying Indians." Years afterwards the name was changed,
and it was called after the Lieutenant Governor of the colony, who
was William Stoughton. Under this name was embraced a terri-
tory which has since been divided into many towns. The parti-
cular part concerned in this narrative is now in the town of
Canton, which was detached from Stoughton and incorporated by
itself February 23, 1797.
John* Dickerman's name first appears in Stoughton annals on
the roll of the church; to which he was received June 22, 1718,
about a year after the church was organized. He bovight a farm
and made this his permanent home. Some of his descendants,
bearing the name, have continued to liv6 there till the present
time, and hundreds have gone to make other homes in all parts of
the country.
John* Dickerman=Mary Tucker.
6. John* Dickerman, son of John^ and Sarah Dickerman
(Thomas^, Thomas'), b. 1692, at Reading, and living there when his
first two children were born, their names being given in the Read-
ing records : removed to that part of Stoughton now known as
Canton, and was received into the church June 22, 17 18, d. there
Feb. 9, 1759-60, ae. 67. m. May 6, 17 14, at Milton, Mary Tucker,
dau. of Manasseh and Waitstill (Sumner) Tucker,* b. about 1693,
d. Jan. II, 177 1, ae. 78. Chart III.
* Manasseh Tucker, son of Robert and Elizabeth Tucker, b. 1653 at Weymouth, d. April 8,
1743, in his 8gth year at Milton ; m. Dec. 29, 1676, Waitstill Sumner, dau. of Roger and Mary (Jos-
selyn) Sumner, b. about 1675, d. March ig, 1748 in her 74th year. He was a deacon of the church,
andoneof the four who bought the Blue Hill lands in 1711. His children were Ebenezer, Manasseh,
Samuel, Waitstill, Mary, Elizabeth, Jaazaniah, and Benjamin, names that reappear in the family
of Mary.
24 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
I. JOHN^ b. April 171 5, at Reading, m. Meriah Lyon. (7)
n. Thomas^ b. 1716, at Reading, died young.
in. Thomas^ b. June 6, 1718. He was in the French and Indian war,
enlisted Aug. i, 1757, in Capt. Theophilus Curtis Co. Oct. 6, 1757,
John Dickerman deeds eighty-five acres of land with buildings
to his sons Thomas and Samuel. No further record of Thomas.
IV. EBENEZER^ b. Nov. 10, bap. Nov. 22, 1719. m. Lydia Gould. (8)
V. Samuel*, b. Feb. 6, bap. Feb. 11, 1721-2. m. Rebecca Bent. (9)
VI. Mary^ b. Jan. 31, bap. Feb. 2, 1723-4. m. Dec. 16, 1747, Ebenezer
Nightingale of Dorchester.
VII. Manasseh^ b. Jan. 23, 1726-7, d. April 10, 1727.
VIII. Elizabeth*, b. Aug. 25, 1729. m. Jan. 20, 1757, James Perrigo, son of
James and Lydia (Howard) Perrigo, b. April 27, 1731. Said to
have removed to Killingly, Conn.
IX. WaitstilP, b. April 26, 1731. m. Sep. 28, 1752, Abel Howard of
Stoughton.
X. Sarah^ b. Aug. 17, 1735, d. Jan. 11, 181 1. m. June 6, 1775, Henry
Crane, d. Jan. 4, 1803.
1. Enoch* Crane, bap. Sep. 28, 1777.
2. Sarah* Crane, b. March 17, bap. June 5, 1780.
John' Dickerman= Meriah Lyon.
7. John* Dickerman, son of John^ and Mary (Tucker) Dicker-
man (John', Thomas^, Thomas'), b. April 1715 at Reading, d. Nov.
1760 at Stoughton. m. April 17, 1735, ^t Stoughton by Rev.
Samuel Dunbar, Meriah Lyon, dau. of Peter and Waitstill (Wyatt)
Lyon, b. July 15, 1715. Chart III.
I. Meriah*, b. May 6, 1736, d. Aug. 9, 181 7.
II. Miriam*, b. Aug. 8, 1738.
III. Abigail*, b. April 8, 1740. m. (i) 1760, Hezekiah Mehurin, son of
Benjamin and Lydia (Pratt) Mehurin of West Bridgewater (Ben-
jamin Mehurin was son of Hugh and Mary (Snell) Mehurin and
Lydia Pratt was dau. of Joseph Jr. and Lydia (Leonard) Pratt).
She m. (2) 1 78 1, Luther Hall.
1. Maria' Mehurin, b. 1761.
2. Amasa' Mehurin, b. 1763.
3. Chloe' Mehurin, b. 1765. Mitchell's Hist, of Bridgewater.
IV. Chloe*, b. Feb. 19, 1741-2. m. 1765 Jonathan* Lothrop, son of
Samuel^ and Elizabeth (Keith) Lothrop (SamueP, Samuel', Mark'),
b. July 10, 1738, d. about 181S-19. res. West Bridgewater, called
" a yeoman."
AT READING AND MILTON. 2$
1. Lemuel' Lothrop, b. April 22, 1766. m. April 18, 1794, Sarah Reed,
dau. of Abijah and Sarah (Bates) Reed of Easton, b. April 25, 1770.
2. Libbeus' Lothrop, b. Oct. 16, 1769, d. Oct. 27, 1819. m. 1803, Charity
Wharton, res. Easton.
3. Sarah' Lothrop, b. Feb. 21, 1772, d. Feb. i, 1858. m. 1790 David
Alger, d. March 20, 1843. res. Winchendon, Mass.
4. Chloe' Lothrop. m. 1797, Jacob Fisher. Lothrop Family, p. 33^.
V. Mary', b. June 2, 1744. m. Sep. 3, 1767, Thomas Davenport of Dor-
chester.
VI. JoHN^ b. March 30, 1746. m. (i) Lydia Leach ; (2) Kezia Alger. (10)
Vn. Peter', b. Oct. 20, 1749. m. Rebecca Tilden. (11)
Vin. Lemuel*, b. Oct. 18, 1751. m. Lucinda Arms. (12)
IX. Elizabeth^ b. April 9, 1753. m. Nov. 20, 1777, Mark^ Lothrop, son
of Samuel'* and Elizabeth Keith Lothrop (SamueP, Samuel*, Mark'),
b. Feb. 21, 1745-6.
1. Samuel'' Lothrop, b. Sep. 25, 1778.
2. Elijah' Lothrop, b. Dec. 3, 1780, at West Bridgewater, d. March 24,
1857. m. Jan. 8, 1818, Lavinia* Dunbar, dau. of Barnabas* and
Silence (Alger) Dunbar (Samuel'^, James') of the same place, d.
March 31, 1863, at North Bridgewater.
3. Mark' Lothrop, b. Nov. 6, 1783. m. 1805, Katy^ Howard, dau. of
Capt. Amasa^ and Molly (Howard) Howard (David'', David', Eph-
raim^, John') of Millbury, Mass.
4. Spencer' Lothrop, b. Sep. 29, 1786, d. July 29, 1850. m. (i) 1812, Bath-
sheba' Howard, dau. of Thaddeus^ and Kezia (Ames) Howard
(Nathan*, Jonathan'', Jonathan'^ John'), d. 1813 ; m. (2) 1817, Eleanor
White of Littleton, Mass., d. Oct. 2, 1853. He lived at the old
Lothrop homestead at West Bridgewater.
5. Betsey' Lothrop, b. June 24, 1789. m. 1811, SamueH Dunbar, son of
Barnabas^ and Silence (Alger) Dunbar (SamueP, James').
6. Silvery' Lothrop, b. Feb. 9, 1794. m. 1810, Thaddeus' Howard Jr.,
son of Thaddeus* and Kezia (Ames) Howard (Nathan*, Jonathan',
Jonathan'*, John'). Lothrop Family, pp. jjj, J41.
X. WaitstilP, b. April 25, 1754. m. Dec. 3, 1772, Ezekiel Tilestone of
Dorchester.
1. Edmund'' Tilestone, b. May 6, 1775.
2. Betsey' Tilestone, b. Sep. 2, 1777.
3. Waitstill' Tilestone, b. Nov. 29, 1779.
4. Nelson' Tilestone, b. Sep. 19, 1782.
5. Charles'' Tilestone, b. Sep. 6, 1784.
XI. Jerusha', b. Dec. 26, 1755, d. June 1819. m. Sep. 10, 1777, Elijah
Jones of Dorchester.
26 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
1. Jerusha' Jones, b. Nov. i8, 1778. m. Geo. Monk of Stoughton.
2. Nancy' Jones, b. March 8, 1780.
3. Lucinda'' Jones, b. June 21, 1782, d. Jan. i, 1844. m. March 16, 1814,
Mace Smith, d. June 30, 1844.
4. Polly"" Jones, b. June 16, 1784.
5. Elijah'' Jones, b. Feb. 5, 1790, d. April 23, 1817.
6. John' Jones, b. Aug. 2, 1792.
7. Lemuel' Jones, b. March 8, 1797.
JOHN^ DlCKERMAN = J^™ \lf^l
10. John* Dickerman, son of John^ and Meriah (Lyon) Dick-
erman (John*, John', Thomas*, Thomas'), b. April 6, 1746, d. April
6, 1802. m. (i) Nov. 8, 1770 (by Rev. John Shaw), Lydia' Leach,
dau. of Nehemiah' and Mercy (Staples) Leach (John", Giles') of
Bridgewater, b. about 1744, d. Nov. 17, 1783, ae. 39 ; m. (2) July 10,
1786, Kezia' Alger, dau. of Daniel' and Susanna (Fobes) Alger
(IsraeP, IsraeP, Thomas'), of Bridgewater, b. about 1758, died April
8, 1837, ae. 79. Chart III.
By first marriage :
I. John', b. Oct. 24, 1772. m. Ruth Tolman. (13)
11. Peter', b. April 20, 1775. m. Nov. 13, 1S03, Abigail Lord, dau. of
Samuel and Mary (Blodgett) Lord. res. Boston.
1. Maria Law^, bap. at Old South Church, Boston, Sep. 30, 1804.
2. Abigail*, " " " " " Jan. 19, 1806.
3. Samuel Lord*, " " " " " April i, 1810.
4. Joseph^ " " " " " March 8, 1812.
5. Robert Fennaly^" " " " " July 24, 1814.
III. Nehemiah', b. Jan. 25, 1777. m. Ruth Clark. (14)
IV. Kezia', b. about 1778, d. June 3, 1790, ee. 11.
V. Lemuel', b. Oct. 17, 1779. m. Betsey Blanchard. (15)
VI. Caleb', m. Oct. 1807, Sarah Knower, dau. of Benjamin Knower of
Roxbury. Currier. Removed to Roxbury.
By second marriage :
VII. Lydia', b. June 15, 1787. m. July 5, 1807, William Miller. Currier.
Removed to Providence, R. I.
VIII. Kezia', b. May 27, 1791. m. John Locke Dickerman. (37)
IX. Susannah', b. Aug. 17, 1793, d. Jan. 14, i860, unmarried.
X. Nathan', b. July 20, 1795. rn- Rebekah Bowditch. (16)
XL Benjamin', b. July 29, 1797. m. Mary Howard Niles. (17)
XII. Israel', b. May 23, 1800. m. Emily N. Harris. (18)
at stoughton. 2/
John' Dickerman=Ruth Tolman.
13. John' Dickerman, son of John" and Lydia (Leach) Dicker-
man (John^, John*, John', Thomas^ Thomas'), b. Oct. 24, 1772, d.
July 5, 1836. m. June 10, 1795, Ruth Tolman, dau. of Ezekiel and
Sarah (Harrington) Tolman of Dorchester, b. June 10, 1777, d.
May 6, 1838.
I. John*, b. Oct. 26, 1796. m. Eliza Colburn. (19)
II. Sally Tolman*, b. May 23, 1798, d. Sep. 14, 1799.
III. Sally Tolman*, b. Sep. 14, 1799. m. Thomas Wade. (20)
IV. Ezekiel*, b. April 25, 1801. m. Marinda H. White. (21)
V. Charles*, b. Nov. 19, 1802. m. Mary Thayer. (22)
VI. Louisa*, b. April 19, 1804. m. Ezekiel Johnson. (23)
VII. Ruth*, b. Nov. 22, 1805, d. July 7, 1834. m. July 4, 1831, Warren
Hunt, son of Ephraim and Vashti (Thayer) Hunt of Randolph.
He m. (2) published Oct. 3, 1835, Eunice Washburn.
1. a child b. Dec. 30, 1832, died young.
2. Charles Warren' Hunt, b. 1834. Gen. Hunt Family.
VIII. Hannah Pierce*, b. May 21, 1807. m. (i) Elijah Russell;
(2) Jared Allen ; (3) Louis Smith. (24)
IX. Clarissa Kimbal*, b. Aug. i, 1811, d. Dec. 29, 1833, at Canton.
X. Lucy*, b. Aug. 15, 1811, d. Nov. 30, 1837, unmarried.
XL Harriet*, b. April 25, 1813, d. May 22, 1834, unmarried.
XII. Mary*, b. April 18, 1816, d. Sep. 19, 1817.
XIII. Lemuel*, b. June 22, 1817, d. April 25, 1825.
The only surviving one of these thirteen is Mrs. Hannah P.* Smith,
who says that most of her brothers and sisters died early of con-
sumption.
John' Dickerman= Eliza Colburn.
19. John* Dickerman, son of John' and Ruth (Tolman) Dick-
erman (John", John"*, John*, John', Thomas', Thomas'), b. Oct. 26,
1796, d. March 4, 1826. m. Jan. 23, 1820 (June 23, 1822, Canton
Records), Eliza Colburn, dau. of Abner Colburn, b. May 24, 1802,
d. Nov. 13, 1878.*
I. Eliza C.^ b. Feb. 4, 1823, d. March 17, 1861. m. 1849, WiUiam H. B.
Root, b. Aug. 1825, at Wheelock, Vt., d. May 9, 1885, at Milton,
Mass.
* Mrs. Eliza C. Dickerman m. (2) April 8, 1829, William Goward, son of Francis and Polly Gow-
ard of Easton, b. Aug. 14, 1799, d. March 1873, and had children, William F. Goward, a merchant
at Milton, Julia A. Goward, Mary K. Goward, John E. E. Goward, Fanny M. Goward and Albert
V. Goward.
28 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
1. William" Root, b. Jan. 8, 1851, d. May 15, 1866.
2. Eva'" Root, b. April 25, 1857. n^- Francis Crane, son of Henry Crane.
res. Milton, Boston.
i. Lena" Crane, b. May 4, 1879.
n. Sarah N.^ b. March 28, 1824, d. May 12, 1868. m. May 23, 1847,
David F. Sloan, son of Thomas D. Sloan of Dorchester.
I. Frederick O.'" Sloan, b. Sep. 27, 1848, d. Dec. 23, 1883. m. Feb. 2,
1874, Annie Crane, dau. of Henry Crane.
i. Lilly" Sloan, b. May 13, 1878.
Thomas Wade= Sally T." Dickerman.
20. Sally Tolman' Dickerman, dau. of John^ and Ruth (Tol-
man) Dickerman (John", John^ John*, John^, Thomas', Thomas'),
b. Sep. 14, 1799, d. June 8, 1S31. m. Sep. 12, 1819, Thomas Wade,
son of Thomas Wade, b. May 29, 1794, d. Sep. 8, 1820, at New
Orleans, La.
L Charles Thomas^ b. July 12, 1820, at New Orleans, d. May 24, 1889.
m. May i, 1842, Samantha White, dau. of Howe and Temperance
White of Norton, Mass., res. Easton, Mass.
1. Sarah Samantha'", b. March 13, 1843. m. Dec. 8, 1863, David Copeland.
One son and a daughter.
2. Martha Lydora'", b. Oct. 3, 1844, d. Oct. 6, 1845.
3. Charles Jerome'", b. Nov. 29, 1847, d. Dec. 8, 1882. m. May 2, 1871, Har-
riet E. Burt of Taunton, Mass., who m. (2) Clayton Packard.
i. Elmer Jerome", b. Jan. 17, 1873.
ii. Henry Thomas", b. July 17, 1877.
4. John Thomas'", b. Dec. 29, 1849. rn. Feb. 18, 1883, Laura Isabel Wil-
liams, res. Taunton.
5. Franklin Copeland'", b. Jan. 23, 1859. m. Sep. 11, 1885, Carrie E. Sisson,
dau. of Asa C. and Ellen F. (Randall) Sisson, b. Nov. 22, 1856.
Ezekiel' Dickerman=Marinda H. White.
21. EzEKiEL^ Dickerman, son of John' and Ruth (Tolman)
Dickerman (John", John^, John*, John\ Thomas'^, Thomas'), b.
April 25, 1801, d. July 21, 1876. m. July 7, 1828, Marinda H.
White of Stoughton, d. April 20, 1878. Deacon at Stoughton.
AT STOUGHTON AND BRAINTREE. 29
I. Henry WiIson^ b. Feb. 24, 1829, at Stoughton. m. 1853, Sarah A.
P. Ballard, dau. of Joseph and Sarah D. C. (Gamage) Ballard of
Boston, res. Boston.
I. Joseph Henry'", b. Feb. 8, 1854. m. June 3, 1889, Margaret E. John-
son, daughter of John Andrew and Margaret Johnson of Ports-
mouth, N. H. He is of the firm of Call and Dickerman, Tailors, 28
Temple Place, Boston.
Charles' Dickerman=Mary Thayer.
22. Charles* Dickerman, son of John' and Ruth (Tolman) Dick-
erman (John", John\ John\ John', Thomas^, Thomas'), b. Nov. 19,
1802, at Stoughton, d. Sep. 27, 1854, ae. 52. m. June 14, 1826, Mary-
Thayer of Braintree, b. Jan. 7, 1801, d. April 2, 1888. Children all
born at Braintree.
I. Mary Thayer', b. April 5, 1829. m. Sep. 5, 1850, Nahum Thayer Jr.
I. Cora Estelle'" Thayer, an adopted daughter, b. May 28, 1870, at
Quincy. m. Aug. 15, 1889, Will. Clarke Smith.
i. Ethel Thayer" Smith, b. March 10, 1890, at Brighton.
II. Charles Coddington^ b. March 16, 1830, d. Jan. 25, 1865, in Salisbury
prison, N. C, as a soldier in the service of his country, m. April
10, 1856, Lydia Bailey, d. April 12, 1862.
1. Charles Lowell'", b. Jan. 5, 1858, at Quincy, d. May 26, 1858.
2. Mary Ella^", b. Nov. 20, i860, at Quincy, d. Sep. 11, 1861.
III. Elisha Thayer^ b. Nov. 12, 1831. m. (i) Laura A. Carpenter; m. (2)
Eliza Wilson.
I. WilP", an adopted son.
IV. David Brainerd^ b. Dec. 14, 1832, d. Oct. 12, 1833.
V. Sarah Louisa', b. Aug. 14, 1834. m. June i, 1876, Henry Mann.
VI. David Brainerd', b. July 10, 1835, d. Oct. 28, 1836.
VII. John Eliot', b. Dec. 23, 1837. m. May i, 1861, Cleora A. Morgan.
1. Charles Eliot"*, b. March 9, 1864, at Braintree, d. Oct. 12, 1864.
2. John Eliot'", b. Sep. 26, 1866, at Braintree, d. Oct. 20. 1866.
3. Mary Louise^', b. Jan. 24, 1870, at West Townsend.
VIII. Hannah RusselP, b. March 3, 1839. m. Jan. 28, 1868, Sumner Hollis.
IX. Samuel Niles', b. May 6, 1841. m. June 27, 1867, Anna L. Kingsley.
1. Herbert Russell'", b. July 8, 1868, at AUston.
2. Fred. Wheeler'", b. May 3, 1873, at Allston.
30 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Charles Dickerman* Sr. was a deacon of the Congregational
church at Braintree. At the time of his death, the pastor, Rev.
R. S. Storrs, D.D., gave the following testimonial to his excel-
lences :
An Israelite indeed, in whom there was no guile, faithful in all his house, full
of good works and almsdeeds, always ready to the charge of duty, however self-
denying ; affectionate in his disposition ; gentle in his conversation, firm in his
attachment to all that is good, and in opposition to whatever is evil ; a pattern
in all things to his brethren in the church ; an unfailing friend of his pastor, and
all true ministers of Christ ; and spiritually minded beyond many of his equals.
A long protracted sickness was endured with singular patience, and death was
met as a welcome friend, with the last words on his lips, " Heaven is near, I
desire to depart and be with Christ." Irreparable is the loss to his family and
the church ; but infinite gain to his ransomed spirit.
EzEKiEL JoHNSON= Louisa' Dickerman.
23. Louisa' Dickerman, dau. of John' and Ruth (Tolman)
Dickerman (John', John^, John*, John', Thomas^, Thomas'), b.
April 19, 1804, d. May 20, 1833, se. 29. m. July 28, 1822, Ezekiel
Johnson, son of Ezekiel J. and Mary C. Johnson, b. April 4, 1795,
d. Dec. 19, 1850, ae. 55.
I. Mary Cushing^ b. Dec. 2, 1824. m. (i) Ichabod G. Jordan, son of
Ichabod and Elizabeth Jordan of Biddeford, Maine, b. April 1820,
d. April 14, 1849; m. (2) Geo. L. French, son of Sarah and Samuel
French, b. Oct. 15, 1820. res. Cambridgeport, Mass.
By first m.:
1. Noah Wilbur'" Jordan, b. Dec. 30, 1846. m. Augusta M. Perkins,
dau. of Andrew J. and Elizabeth A. Perkins of Lawrence, Mass.
Actuary American Loan and Trust Compan)', Boston (1891).
1. Mabel" Jordan, b. Aug. 6, 1S70.
By second m.:
2. Ella Lincoln'" French, b. Nov. 7, 1853, d. March 7, 1889. m. Daniel
W. Starratt. No children living.
3. Mary Adelaide" French, b. May 23, 1856, d. March i, 1862.
4. George L.'° French, b. July 2, 1858, d. June 3, i860.
5. George E.'" French, b. Feb. 19, 1861. m. Mary C. Cagill. res. Cam-
bridgeport, Mass.
6. Mary Lilian^" French, b. June 9, 1864, d. Feb. 14, 1S66.
IL Hiram', b. Oct. 9, 1826. m. Sep. 9, 1849, Catherine M. Jordan, dau.
of Rishworth and Harriet Jordan, b. Jan. i, 1829. res. Boston.
AT STOUGHTON. 3 I
1. Hiram'", b. Sep. 19, 1852, d. Sep. 21, 1852.
2. Isabel Louise", b. April 16, 1855.
3. Cora Lincoln'", b. March 18, 1862. m. Oct. 23, 1889, Harry Johnson
Russell, son of George S. and Louise A. Russell, b. May 29, 1857.
res. Boston.
III. John D.^ b. 1828, d. June 11, 1857. m. Ellen Kendrick : no children.
IV. Louisa Adelaide^ b. Feb. 19, 1830, at Canton, m. Nov. 2, 1851,
George Stephen Russell, son of Stephen and Sophia Russell, b.
Nov. 13, 1827, at Keene, N. H., d. April 13, 1884; res. Watertown,
Mass. in 1891. Children all born at Cambridge, Mass.
1. George Franklin'" Russell, b. Nov. 25, 1852.
2. Frederick Gardner^" Russell, b. Feb. 26, 1855, d. June 4, 1867.
3. Harry Johnson'" Russell, b. May 29, 1857. m. Oct. 23, 1889, Cora
Lincoln Johnson.
4. Helen Gertrude'" Russell, b. May 14, i860, m. Jan. 25, 1883, Hiram
Putnam Barnes, son of Hiram and Dulcina Barnes, b. April i, 1857.
res. Waltham, Mass.
1. Robert Russell" Barnes, b. April 14, 1886.
5. Anna Louise'" Russell, b. Aug. 6, 1866. m. Jan. 28, 1885, Frank
Almont Mills, son of Charles P. and Mary L. Mills, of Watertown,
b. Nov. 20, 1861, at Watertown and res. there.
i. Dulcina" Mills, b. March i, 1887.
6. Blanche Adelaide^" Russell, b. April 9, 1870. m. Oct. 16, 1890, George
Wright Bowers, son of Alonzo and Susan Bowers, b. April 29, i860,
at Chelsea, res. Watertown, in 1891.
V. Ezekiel Sanford^ b. Jan. 18, 1832, d. June 18, 1884. m. Dec. 12, 1854,
Amanda D. Martin, dau. of William and Betsey Martin, of Bing-
ham, Maine, b. July 28, 1832.
1. Charles S.^", b. Aug. 29, 1856. m. Feb. 22, 1886, Nina D. Annis, dau.
of David L. and Grace (Griffin) Annis, b. Feb. 4, 1861.
i. Grace E.", b. Dec. 16, 1886.
2. Alice J.", b. Aug. 28, 1861.
Elijah Russell=: Hannah P/ Dickerman.
24. Hannah Pierce* Dickerman, dau. of John^ and Ruth (Tol-
man) Dickerman (John*, John^, John*, John^, Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. May 21, 1807. m. Aug. 20, 1828, Elijah Russell, son of Elijah
Russell of Worcester, Mass., b. Feb. 28, 1799, d. Jan. 25, 1843; ^^^
(2) 1858, Major Jared Allen of Dover, Mass., b. Nov. 1799, d. Jan.
12, 1868; m. (3) Nov. 2, 1882, Louis Smith of Dover, b. 1808, d.
Dec. 4, 1 888. Children by first marriage :
32 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
I. Lewis Bradley*, b. June i8, 1830, at Worcester, d. Sep. 29, 1891, at
Lynn. m. June 28, 1854, at Waltham, Caroline Eliza Hastings, b.
Feb. 22, 1835. res. Lynn, Mass.
1. Waldo Bradley'", b. Nov. 16, 1855, d. July 2, 1886. unmarried.
2. Caroline Hastings'", b. July 13, 1861, d. May 16, 1862.
3. William Hastings'", b. May 10, 1865. m. Oct. 14, 1890, Harriet
Brownell Fuller, of Lynn, b. Jan. 25, 1867. res. Lynn.
4. Louis Dickerman'", b. Dec. 27, 1869, grad. Worcester Academy 1890,
being class president, entered Brown University, Class of 1894, but,
on the death of his father, left college to carry on the business.
IL Caroline Miller', b. Feb. 14, 1833, d. April 2, 1834, at Worcester,
Mrs. Hannah P.* D. Smith has assisted in preparing the record
of her father's family and, at the age of eighty-four, has manifested
great interest in these historical researches. She says, " I have
found in an old book the list of fifty-four persons who attended
the singing school of William Billings in Stoughton in 1774.
Among them are John, Jerusha, and Elizabeth Dickerman. I sup-
pose they were my great uncle and aunts. Mr. Billings was a
composer of music as well as a teacher. He with some of his
pupils formed the Stoughton Musical Society, Nov. 7, 1786, which
is now in existence and known as the 'Old Stoughton Club.' The
Handel and Haydn Society came from this old society. You will
find a good deal of music in the Dickerman family."
Lewis Bradley^ Russell was in business at Waltham, Mass., for a
number of years, till in 1863 he established himself at Lynn and
became an active and influential citizen there, being honored with
many positions of esteem and confidence. He was treasurer of
The Russell Counter Company of Woburn and of The Chatta-
nooga Land Company. He was one of the first directors of The
Equitable Cooperative Bank of Lynn, and his associate directors
gave this testimonial, "that during fourteen years they found him
a valued friend and counsellor, and one to whose good judgment
and wise foresight the Bank owed much of its prosperity." He
was a member of the Masonic fraternity at Lynn and at Boston.
He was identified with the Central Congregational Church and
was serving on its Parish and Building Committees at the time of
his death, when the following Resolution was passed : " That in
his relations with us he always maintained the character of a
Christian gentleman, active in good works, earnest for the success
of the principles he professed and thoroughly loyal to the Church
and Society, of which he was for many years a faithful member
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and trusted officer." An obituary in tlie press says of him that
" he was retiring in disposition but of a nature full of good humor
and fellowship, endearing him to countless friends."
Waldo Bradley'" Russell was a young man of promise, an active
member of the church and of the various societies connected with
it. Those who had bvisiness relations with him found him upright,
gentlemanly and winning in his traits. A loyal friend, a dutiful
son and brother, he left a large circle of friends to mourn his loss.
His last words were, "All is right, I have Christ in me, the hope
of glory."
Nehemiah' Dickerman=Ruth Clark.
14. Nehemiah' Dickerman, son of John* and Lydia (Leach)
Dickerman (John^, John*, John', Thomas^, Thomas'), b. Jan. 25,
1777. m. 1800, Ruth Clark. Tanner. Removed to Dorchester.
I. Nehemiah^ b. July 7, 1801, d. Sep. 29, 1843, se. 42.
II. Chloe^ b. March 24, 1803. m. Isaac Bowen. (25)
III. Joseph^ b. March 10, 1805, d. about 1831-2. m. Silvia Alden. House-
wright.
I. Joseph', d. 36. 20.
IV. George^ b. July 29, 1807, d. Jan. 21, 1884. m. Oct. 6, 1831, Elizabeth
Perkins, of Dorchester.
1. Sarah Elizabeth^ b. Sep. 17, 1836, d. . m. James T. Miller.
2. Anna Louisa', b. Jan. 24, 1843. m. July 24, 1867, William K. Greeley.
i. William Chilcottio Greeley,
ii. Elizabeth Wedgewood'" Greeley, m. Dennis Driskal.
a. Elizabeth Norma" Driskal.
iii. John Robert'" Greeley.
V. Jerusha^ b. Aug. 3, 1809, died young.
VI. Meriah*. m. William Woodman.
VII. Martha^ m. James Henderson.
Isaac Bowen=Chloe' Dickerman.
25. Chloe' Dickerman, dau. of Nehemiah' and Ruth (Clark)
Dickerman (John°, John\ John\ John', Thomas^, Thomas'), b.
March 24, 1803. m. Jan. 20, 1825, Isaac Bowen, of Dorchester.
34 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
I. Caroline Elizabeth^, b. Aug. 23, 1826. m. March 30, 1845, Woodman
Jones, of Sanford, Maine, res. Mattapan, Mass.
1. George Albert'" Jones, b. April 17, 1846. m. Nov. 17, 1875, Mary
Kirkland Bacon.
i. Alice Sherman*' Jones, b. May 2, 1877.
ii. Arthur Bacon" Jones, b. Dec. 4, 1878.
2. Caroline Louisa'" Jones, b. May 23, 1848.
3. Ellen Maria'" Jones, b. Oct. 22, 1850. m. Oct. 6, 1872, James Brennan.
1. a daughter b. July 1873, d. a;. 3 weeks.
ii. Arthur Stanley' ' Brennan, b. Dec. 2, 1875.
4. Harriet Elizabeth'" Jones, b. Jan. 14, 1856. m. George B. Maxin.
5. Chloe Woodman'" Jones, b. May 2, 1864.
II. a child, b. April 9, 1831, d. May 1831.
Lemuel' Dickerman= Betsey Blanchard.
15. Lemuel' Dickerman, son of John° and Lydia (Leach) Dick-
erman (John*, John*, John^, Thomas'', Thomas'), b. Oct. 17, 1779,
d. April 8, 1809. m. Nov. 27, 1806, Betsey Blanchard, d. Jan. 20,
1813. She m. (2) Benjamin Capen. Trader at Stoughton.
I. LemueP, b. July 26, 1807, d. Aug. 3, 1881. m. Aug. 6, 1837, Charlotte
Chandler Richmond, stepdau. of Samuel Tolman, of Stoughton.
She d. 1889.
1. Samuel Henry', b. March 8, 1842, d. March 17, 1863.
2. Lemuel Albert^ b. Oct. 28, 1845, d. April 28, 1848.
3. Charles Francis*, b. Nov. i, 1853. m. Dec. 10, 1884, in Philadelphia,
Kate Schell Miller, res. Philadelphia.
i. Charles Henryi", b. Oct. i, 1885.
ii. Charlotte Chandler'", b. Dec. 19, i88g.
iii. Frank Hubert'", b. June 5, 1891.
Nathan' Dickerman =Rebekah A. Bowditch.
16. Nathan' Dickerman, son of John* and Kezia (Alger)
Dickerman (John^, John\ John', Thomas'', Thomas'), b. July 20,
1795, d. Dec. 31, 1846. m. May 24, 1818, Rebecca (Allen) Bow-
ditch of Braintree, dau. of Jonathan and Rebecca (Vinton) Bow-
ditch, b. Aug. 9, 1793, d. April 19, 1853, at Andover. Chart III.
CHART III.
ANCESTRY OF JOHN AND KEZIA (ALGER) DICKERMAN.
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36 FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO GEORGIA,
I. Maria FRANCES^ b. June 19, 1819. m. Shelton P. Sanford. (26)
II. Nathan William^, b. March 26, 1822, at Boston, d. Jan. 2, 1830.
III. Rebecca AlIen^ b. Oct. i, 1826, d. July 6, 1856. m. June 6, 1847,
Rev. Joseph Beckford Johnson, son of Dea. Joseph Johnson.
I. Nathan Dickerman' Johnson, b. Sep. 27, 1849, at Roxbury.
Nathan^ Dickerman lived in Boston and was by trade a carpen-
ter. He and his wife were members of the Congregational church
of which Rev. Gorham Abbott was the pastor. They made their
home eminently Christian and the spirituality which prevailed
there bore choice fruit in their children. Some sixty years ago
The Memoir of Nathan W. Dickermaji was one of the most popular
and attractive books in Sunday School libraries. The sweet child's
face, which looked out from among his pillows in the frontispiece,
was the winsome introduction to a story of loving faith which
seemed all too short, as it recalled the Savior's words, " For of
such is the kingdom of heaven." Persons who knew the family-
speak of the yovxnger daughter Rebecca, who married Rev. J. B.
Johnson, as also a person of unusually strong and beautiful
character, beloved and admired by those who knew her. Who can
tell what they might have accomplished if they had lived longer ?
One only survived to a ripe age, and illustrated in full measure that
highest product of human life, a symmetrical character, the out-
growth of choice inherited traits unfolding in the congenial
atmosphere of a Christian home. More will be said of this elder
daughter in connection with the following family.
Shelton P. Sanford = Maria F.' Dickerman.
26. Maria Frances' Dickerman, dau. of Nathan' and Rebecca
(Bowditch) Dickerman (John", John", John', John', Thomas*,
Thomas'), b. June 19, 1819, at Boston, d. July i, 1891, at Monte-
zuma, Ga. m. July 30, 1840, at Penfield, Ga., Shelton Palmer
Sanford, b. Jan. 25, 181 7, at Greensboro, Ga. res. Macon, Ga.
Children born at Penfield.
I. Anna Maria^ b. June 29, 1842. m. Dec. 15, 1863, Adoniram Judson
Cheves, b. July 5, 1839. res. Montezuma, Ga.
1. Shelton Sanford^" Cheves, b. July 6, 1866.
2. Oriola Mariai" Cheves, b. May 26, 1869.
3. Charles Judson'" Cheves, b. Oct. 26, 1872, d. Nov. 17, 1877.
4. Langdon'" Cheves, b. Nov. 13, 1876.
MADISON, PENFIELD AND MACON. 37
II. Charles Vincent^, b. Aug. 24, 1844. m. Dec. 2, 1869, Elizabeth Mars
Steadman, b. Aug. 8, 1848. res. Macon, Ga.
1. Steadman Vincent'", b. Aug. 24, 1871.
2. Charles Dickerman'**, b. March 31, 1874.
3. Anna Mary'", b. June 20, 1876.
4. Ethel'", b. July 2, 1879, d. March 20, 1880.
5. Shelton Palmer'", b. Sep. 23, 18S0.
6. Paul Hill'", b. Dec. 24, 18S3.
III. Shelton Dickerman^ b. March 29, 1847, d. June 19, 1856.
An attractive Memoir of Mrs. Sanford has been put in print
and describes her as a beautiful and gifted woman. She was
educated by Rev. Jacob Abbott at the Mount Vernon school in
Boston. For seven or eight years she was a pupil of Dr. Lowell
Mason, the musical composer, with whom she was a favorite, not
only for her musical ability but on account of her amiable temper
and uniform good nature. She was a member of the Bowdoin
Street Congregational church in early life, but afterward, through
change of conviction, became a member of the Baptist church to
which her husband belonged.
Owing to a delicate constitution her health began to fail and
her physician advised her to try the virtue of a southern climate.
At the same time an invitation was extended her to teach music in
a large school for young ladies at Madison, Ga. The proposal was
accepted. The change of climate restored her health ; and for
about three years, from 1837 to 1840, she was associated with Pro-
fessors Chase and Pierce, first at Madison, and afterward at Pen-
field, Ga. The thorough knowledge she possessed of the science
of music, her love of the art, her ability to execute, and her readi-
ness to assist others in their struggle to learn, made her a most
valuable assistant.
While living at Penfield she became acquainted with Prof.
Sanford of Mercer University, and this acquaintance led to their
marriage ; after which she ceased teaching, but still continued a
member of the choir. She also taught in the Sunday School, of
which her husband was the Superintendent, and continued this
work for many years after her removal to Macon. Prof. Sanford
was not only a Professor in Mercer University, but an educator
whose influence extended widely over the country, as his mathe-
matical text books were used in hundreds of schools. To him
she was a true helpmate, sympathizing with him, counselling him,
38 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
and encouraging him in all his work. Her house was always the
hospitable home for the Trustees of the University, or for
strangers attending the Commencements. During the civil war,
while her only son and her son-in-law were with General Lee in
the army of Northern Virginia, she was one of those who met
almost every evening to pray for the soldiers.
Home was the sphere where her virtues shone most con-
spicuously. Modesty, fortitude, punctuality, neatness, regularity,
uncommon energy and perseverance marked her character. She
uniformly made lasting friends, who, scattered over Georgia and
other states, remember her with affection and gratitude.
The Trustees of Mercer paid their tribute to her worth in these
words : " While he (Prof. Sanford) has been connected with this
institution for more than fifty years, and has contributed as much
as any other one man, perhaps, to its present high distinction, we
do not forget that she, too, has been connected with it, intimately,
as long, and that during this half century of the University's
existence, it has had no warmer or more steadfast friend and
helper. She has most hospitably entertained its guests for a life-
time— has witnessed its struggles from its infancy until now — has
been a helper indeed to her husband, in the high national distinc-
tion he has attained as an author, and is worthy, thus, to have her
name embalmed in the records of the University. She stands as
Mercer's mother friend .... and it will never be known
how much these devout women have done, in moulding the char-
acters of the hundreds of young men who have been brought
under their influence."
Benjamin^ Dickerman=Mary H. Niles.
17. Benjamin' Dickerman, son of John° and Keziah (Alger)
Dickerman (John^, John', John', Thomas', Thomas'), b. July 29,
1797, d. Sep. 8, 1869, ae. 72. m. Nov. 4, 1821, Mary Howard Niles,
dau. of Joshua and Keziah (Howard) Niles, b. 1800, d. Sep. 8, 1869.
[Joshua Niles was of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, d. Jan. 9,
1840, ae. 68. Kezia, his wife, d. May 29, 1845, ae. 71.] Chart III.
I. Mary^ b. Jan. 20, 1823, d. Nov. 26, 1880. m. Dec. 2, 1842, Oliver
Hubbard Leach, of Sandwich, N. H., b. May 27, 1819, d. Feb. 17,
1885.
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1. IsabeP Leach, b. Feb. 9, 1843. m. April 27, 1869, John Whalin, of
Randolph, Mass., b. Aug. 17, 1847, d. April 17, 1884.
i. Flora B.io Whalin, b. Nov. 20, 1870, d. Sep. 5, 1871.
ii. Jennie Gertrude'" Whalin, b. March 22, 1872, d. Dec. 19, 1890.
iii. Edith F.i" Whalin, b. Jan. 13, 1874.
iv. Annieio Whalin, b. Oct. 22, 1876, d. Dec. 27, 1884.
V. John C" Whalin, b. Oct. 28, 1878.
2. Herbert N.' Leach, b. Feb. 15, 1845, d. July 15, 1882. m. April 7, 1870,
Esther Belcher, of Holbrook, Mass., b. April 16, 1848.
i. AUce G.i» Leach, b. Aug. 26, 1870. m. April 18S9, Arthur W. Towns, of
Randolph,
ii. Jonathan S.'" Leach, b. Sep. 18, 1872.
iii. Charles H.'" Leach, b. Dec. i, 1875, d.
iv. Minnie E.'" Leach, b. Dec. 6, 1879.
V. Jennie N.'" Leach, b. July i, 1882, d. Jan. i, 1883.
3. Emerson O.^ Leach, b. April 2, 1850. m. Dec. 2, 1875, Lizzie A.
French, dau. of Wales French, of Randolph, b. July 18, 1850.
4. Sanford H.^ Leach, b. Jan. 13, 1853. m. Sep. 27, 1876, Abby A. Beal,
of Randolph, b. Jan. 16, 1856.
i. Grace S.>o Leach, b. Oct. 28, 1881.
5. Edith A.^ Leach, b. May 12, 1861. m. Nov. 27, 1884, Albert E. Jones,
of Stoughton, b. June 7, 1861.
i. Ethel Mayi» Jones, b. Nov. 17, 18S5, d. Sep. 26, 1887.
ii. Ruth L.'" Jones, b. Aug. 2, 1887, d. Nov. 10, 1890.
iii. Herbert O.'" Jones, b. Sep. 9, 1890, d. March 4, 1891.
n. Benjamin^ b. Aug. 23, 1825. m. Oct. 4, 1853, Mary E. Johnson of
Randolph, dau. of John and Polly (Belcher) Johnson, b. Feb. 20,
1831, d. Oct. 2, 1872. (John Johnson, b. 1798 at Andover, d. Jan.
9, 1832, and his wife, Polly Belcher of Stoughton, b. Dec. 26, 1801,
d. Aug. 6, 1889.) res. formerly Randolph, now Newton. Broker
at Boston.
1. Alice Carlton^ b. July 25, 1855. m. June 12, 1890, William H. Jones
of Boston, son of William H. and Rebecca (Somers) Jones, b. Sep.
5, 1856.
2. George Washington', b. Feb. 22, 1859. B.A. Harvard University 1882.
in. Susan J.^ b. Dec. 2, 1827, d. Dec. 4, 1878. Affianced to Adoniram
Mann, who died on the day appointed for their marriage.
Israel' Dickerman= Emily H, Harris.
18. Israel' Dickerman, son of John' and Keziah (Alger) Dick-
erman (John*, John*, John^, Thomas', Thomas'), b. May 23, 1800, d.
Aug. 25, 1874. m. Jan. 5, 1824, Emily H. Harris, who d. Sep. 17
i860, res. Stoughton. Chart III.
40 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
I. Israel Alger^, b. May 22, 1825. res. Stoughton.
II. a daughter, b. April 26, 1827, d. the same day.
III. OuiNCY Eliot^, b. July 15, 1828. m. Rebecca M. Perkins. (27)
IV. Emily Ann^ b. May 8, 1833. res. Stoughton.
V. Valentine Brown^ b. Sep. 7, 1837. m. Jan. 19, 1862, Lucy Jane "White,
dau. of Loring and Lovice (Morton) White, b. April 7, 1840. res.
Stoughton.
I. William Burton^ b. Nov. 2, 1862. m. March 15, 1883, Jennie Maria
Bryant, dau. of Wm. and Watson (Cordner) Bryant, natives of Eng-
land, b. May 29, 1863 at East Boston.
VI. Henry Albert*, b. March 14, 1840. m. Minnie Dillingham. (28)
QuiNCEY E.' DicKERMAN= Rebecca M. Perkins.
27. QuiNCEY Eliot' Dickerman, son of Israel' and Emily H.
(Harris) Dickerman (John*, John^ John^ John', Thomas^ Thomas'),
t». July 15, 1828, at Stoughton, Mass. m. Nov. 25, 1862, Rebecca
M. Perkins, dau. of Joseph and Sarah Perkins of Charlestown, b.
July 16, 1838. He began teaching in Boston 1854. Principal of
Brimmer School, res. Somerville, Mass.
I. Grace Harris^ b. Nov. 26, i860, m. May 15, 1888, Henry Standish
Hayward, of Somerville. res. Colorado Springs, Col.
1. Ethel Standish'o Hayward, b. Jan. 29, 1889.
2. Herman Elioti** Hayward, b. April 22, 1892.
II. Frank Eliot', b. Jan. 9, 1865. m. Nov. 11, 1891, Minnie L. Despeau.
Grad. Harvard Coll. 1886. Lawyer, Boston, res. Somerville.
I. Robert Eliot'", b. May 5, 1895.
A Boston paper of Jan. 13, 1892, gives an interesting report of
a meeting of Brimmer School graduates, from which the following
passages are taken :
Live for one hour our youth again ;
Give back our childhood's joys ;
Renew, old time, thy early reign.
For these few gray-haired boys.'
An even hundred Brimmer school graduates, covering a period of over half a
century, dined together at Young's last night, at the 15th annual banquet of the
school association, which was organized upon the retirement of the late lamented
master of the school, Mr. Joshua Bates, and is the oldest grammar school asso-
elation in Boston.
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AT STOUGHTON. 4 I
Winter and spring sat elbow to elbow, the old boys looking serene, comfort-
able and prosperous, uttering words of wisdom for the benefit of youth. The lat-
ter listened with respectful attention, and joined with the enthusiasm of early
manhood in the merriment aroused by reminiscences of the early graduates,
which proved the one touch of nature that makes the whole world kin.
Letters conveying good wishes were received from Governor Russell, Mr.
Charles Prescott, the first president of the association, and Mr. Charles Furnald,
class of '51, now United States consul at Hilo, Sandwich Islands.
Mr. Dickerman, master of the school, gave some account of the school's present
condition. He cordially invited the old boys to visit the school oftener, and thought
their presence, occasionally, would benefit the school. They would be warmly
welcomed on the afternoons preceding Washington's birthday and Memorial day,
visitation day and May graduation day."
Henry A.' Dickerman= Minnie L. Dillingham.
28. Henry A." Dickerman, son of IsraeF and Emily H. (Har-
ris) Dickerman (John*', John"*, John", John', Thomas*, Thomas'), b.
March 14, 1840, at Stoughton. m. Feb. 3, 1867, Minnie Leonora
Dillingham, dau. of John and Hepsy B. Dillingham of Edgartown,
Martha's Vineyard, b. Feb. 4, 1850. res. Taunton. A merchant,
wholesale and retail dealer in books, stationery, paper, etc. Henry
A. Dicker7na7i and Son.
\. Henry Albert^ b. Jan. 12, 1868, at Taunton, m. Oct. 19, 1892, Sadie
Jeanette Jones, dau. of William B. and Julia Marie Jones of Wake-
field, Mass. He is in the business firm with his father at Taunton,
n. Minnie Leonora'-*, b. Oct. 3, 1871, at Edgartown.
HL Lester DilIingham^ b. Nov. i, 1875, at Taunton.
IV. Edith Maud'^ b. Nov. 4, 1879, at Taunton, d. March 1881.
V. Alice Maud^ b. Dec. 23, 1881, at Taunton, d. Sep. 1883.
Peter' Dickerman= Rebecca Tilden.
II. Peter" Dickerman, son of John' and Meriah (Lyon) Dick-
erman (John', John', Thomas'^, Thomas'), b. Oct. 20, 1749, d. Aug.
23, 1821, ae. 72. m. Sep. 4, 1788, Rebecca Tilden, dau. of Stephen
and Abigail (Pierce) Tilden, and widow of William Smith Jr.,
b. Feb. 18, 1757, d. April 13, 1826, ae. 69.
L Meriah', b. June 27, 1789. m. Jonathan Battles. (29)
H. Abigail", b. July 17, 1791, d. Jan. 21, 1871, a^. 79. m. Edward Cole,
d. Oct. 22. 1875, se. 68, s. i.
HL Wyatt", b. Jan. 28, 1794. m. Lois Allen. (30)
IV. PoLLY^ b. Feb. 24, 1796. m. Israel Guild. (31)
V. Peter'', b. July 26, 1798, d. Dec. 13, 1819.
42 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Peter Dickerman, the father, was a tanner at Stoughton. He
had a remarkable memory, at least for the Bible. He was able to
quote at once almost any passage of the scriptures, and was ready
and effective in discussions on their meaning.
Jonathan Battles=Meriah' Dickerman.
29. Meriah' Dickerman, dau. of Peter^ and Rebecca (Tilden)
Dickerman (John*, John\ John^, Thomas^, Thomas'), b. June 27,
1789, d. July 10, 1867, ae. 77 yrs. 11 mos. 17 ds. m. April 4, 181 1,
at Stoughton (by Rev. Edward Richmond) Jonathan^ Battles, son
of Jonathan* and Hannah (Porter) Battles (John*, John^, John*,
Thomas'), b. July 17, 1786, d. Oct. 3, 1871, ae. 85 yrs. 2 mos. 17 ds.
[Thomas' Battle of Dedhani 1642, m. Sep. 5, 1648 Mary Fisher dau.
of Joshua Fisher. Their son John" Battle b. July i, 1652, m. 1678
Hannah Holbrook. Their son John' Battle b. April 17, 1689,
removed to Plymouth. His son John^ Battles, b. 17 21 at Ply-
mouth, m. Hannah Curtis, dau. of Edward Curtis of Stoughton
Corner, and had sons, John, Jonathan*, Samuel, Curtis, Edward,
Micah and Asa.]
I. Jonathan® Battles, b. Sep. 7, 1812, d. April 12, 1889. m. Aug. 25,
1840, Lucy Pope, dau. of William and Sarah (Pierce) Pope. res.
Dorchester, Mass.
1. Catherine Pope**, b. May 23, 1841.
2. Edward Winslow^, b. June 29, 1844, d. Nov. 25, 1859.
3. Harriett", b. April 23, 1856, d. Feb. 9, 1873.
IL Edwin®, b. May 22, 1814. m. Josephine Curtis. (32)
in. Meriah®, b. March 25, 1816. m. Nov. 25, 1852, Richard Stevens of
Randolph who d. Nov. 26, 1888. res. Randolph; no children.
IV. Winslow®, b. Sep. 30, 1818, d. Feb. 26, 1889.
V. Mary®, b. March 11, 182 1. m, Sep. 1845 Abraham Mead Jr. of Little-
ton, Mass., a lawyer.
1. Frank Winslow" Mead, b. Oct. 4, 1846. m. Sep. 5, 1872, Mary Gardner.
i. Isabellai" Mead, b. Feb. 21, 1875, d. April 28, 1878.
ii. Lillian^" Mead, b. Jan. 13, 1877, d. March 31, 1878.
iii. Henry Eckartio Mead, b. Feb. 13, 1881.
2. Charles Abraham" Mead, b. Jan. 8, 1848. m. Feb. 5, 1874, Mary Hill
of Hingham. ,
i. Fannyi" Mead, b. Nov. 12, 1874.
ii. Richard^" Mead, b. April 16, 1877.
3. Mary Dean^ Mead, b. Aug. 27, 1850, d. Sep. 20, 1851.
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VI. Amory^ b. June i, 1823, d. March i, 1892. m. May 25, 1854, Pamelia
Barker, dau. of Paul R. Barker of Bangor, Me., d. Aug. 13, 1882.
1, Paul Amory^, b. April 27, 1855.
2. Adaline', b. June 8, 1862, d. April 14, 1872.
VII. Dean Forbes^ b. May 27, 1825. m. Dec. 25, 1854, Anna Page of
Newburyport, Mass. He taught school ten or twelve years,
mostly in Boston, then engaged with his brothers in manufactur-
ing boots in Milford, and later moved to Joliet, Ills., where he now
resides.
1. Ella Dean^ b. Nov. 6, 1S55. m. Oct. 7, 1880, Charles Aaron Claflin
of Milford, Mass., and St. Louis, Mo. Shoe manufacturer and
dealer.
i. Agnesio Claflin, b. Dec. 31, 1885.
ii. Haroldio Claflin, b. Aug. 1891.
2. Annie Page^ b. July i860, d. July 25, 1862, at Milford.
3. Harry Ingraham', b. Sep. 11, 1863.
VIII. Benjamin Franklin^ b. Dec. 4, 1827, d. March 6, 1828.
IX. Clarissa AbigaiP, b. May 3, 1829. A teacher by nature and profes-
sion. Most of her teaching was in Stoughton and vicinity, to be
near her parents. After their death she taught in Somerville,
residing with her sister, Mrs. Stevens, at Randolph.
A half century or more ago a leading industry in Massachusetts
was boot and shoe making. Nearly every farm-house had a shop
in the door yard, or some attic room in the house, fitted up for the
purpose. The eight children in this family worked on boot mak-
ing more or less, when not at school, or working on the farm, or
at house work. Each of them, after leaving the public schools,
attended academy or private school, away from home. Jonathan,
Edwin and Maria studied at Milton ; Edwin, Winslow, Mary,
Amory and Dean Forbes, studied at New Hampton, or at Han-
cock, N. H. They all taught school — in Stoughton, Sharon, Ran-
' dolph, Bridgewater, Easton, Milford, Milton, Dorchester, Rox-
bury, Charlestown, Somerville or Boston — in the aggregate over
one hundred years. '
In the old school district. No. 5, Stoughton, there were four
families, on one side of the street, within a distance of half a
mile, having twenty-five children, twenty-two of whom were
school teachers. The family have been Unitarians or Universal-
ists in creed ; in politics anti-slavery, free-soilers, and Republicans.
They have tried to instruct and aid men, women and children.
44 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Jonathan* Battles Jr. taught school nearly a quarter of a century,
mostly in Boston. " His life was one of constant activity. He
was amiable, uniformly kind to all, and of unblemished integrity ;
seldom sick or disabled till two years before his death, when he
was stricken with paralysis and rendered helpless. He was a
devoted husband, a loving father, a faithful friend, an esteemed
and respected neighbor and citizen, and an earnest anti-slavery
man when the cross was heavy to wear."
WinsloAv* Battles taught some eighteen years — at Stoughton,
Dorchester, and Boston (Mayhew School). He was distinguished
for his interest in vocal music, as connected with public worship ;
Avas a member of the Randolph Choral Society, and President of
the Old Stoughton Musical Society from 1873 to 1888, Chairman
of School Board, and Massachusetts State Senator for two terms,
an advocate of prohibitory legislation, and a power in politics.
He was a ready debater, a pleasing speaker and a graceful presid-
ing officer. The Christian graces shone in his character and he
was beloved and honored by hosts of friends.
Amory" Battles was educated at Colby University and Harvard
Divinity School, ordained Jan. i, 185 1, to the pastorate of the
Universalist church in Bangor, which he held till March i, 1872,
when he resigned. He preached one year in West Newton, Mass.,
about four years in Orono, Me., two years in Waterville and six
years in Dexter, retaining his residence in Bangor till his death.
" He was earnest, able and eloquent, an active, devoted, untiring
pastor, a pleasant, genial, whole-souled neighbor and friend, a man
of the strictest uprightness and straightforwardness. In time of
peace an unswerving advocate of temperance, morality and free-
dom, and in war devoting himself to the eloquent advocacy of the
Union, helping to fill the ranks of the armies and doing yeoman's
work for the support of the Sanitary and Christian Commissions.
Had he written his own epitaph he could not have struck it nearer
than in the line from Leigh Hunt,
' Write me as one who loved his fellow-man.' "
Edwin' Battles=Josephine Curtis.
32. Edwin* Battles, son of Jonathan and Meriah (Dickerman)
Battles, b. May 22, 1814. m. Sep. 14, 1843, Josephine Curtis, dau.
of Daniel Tural and Eliza Gray (Bisby) Curtis, b. Oct. 12, 1819.
AT STOUGHTON. 45
I. A daughter, b. June 29, 1844, d. same day.
II. Edwin Mortimer^ b. Nov. 30, 1845. m. June 1869, Mary Louise
Daniels, b. Dec. 6, 1851, at HoUiston, d. Oct. 15, 1887. He
enlisted early in the war, and being under age his father went
with him to Washington to sanction it ; was mustered in at
Washington and detailed to the Surgeon General's office, where he
remained till after the war closed, res. Boston.
I. George Edwin'", b. May i, 1870. res. Chicago.
III. Frank^ b. Feb. 15, 1847. m. June 9, 1878, Ida Luella Cloud, b. 1850, at
Concord, N. H. Milford High School, 1864, valedictorian, res.
Concord, N. H.
I. Augustus'", b. Feb. 7, 1880.
IV. Julia Mary^ b. Feb. 25, 1848, grad. Milford High School and became
a teacher.
V. Josephine Curtis^ b. April 9, (850. m. June 25, 1874, Edward
Franklin Woodbury of Boston. Milford High School, 1866, vale-
dictorian : taught in Milford, Worcester, South Boston and
Boston.
1. A son, b. Aug. 28, 1875, d. same day.
2. Gwendolin" Woodbury, b. Oct. 9, 1876.
3. Curtis Palmer'" Woodbury, b. Dec. 27, 1877.
4. Prince^" Woodbury, b. June II, 1890..^ x^/)^/= C Mxt>^ Qr£t> To
\ ^=K>^^(Kh a^ati^f-^ cuSf^Lr
VI. Wendell Phillips^ b. March 29, (858. m. Jan. 21, 1889, Charlotte fi/uc^^^wA
Maria Burnett of Burlington, Vt., b. Dec. 12, 1858. ^^^
I. Beth'", b. Jan. 29, 1891. t^ fV y-Lf^
Ballou's History of Milford mentions Edwin* Battles, p. 571, as
prominent in town affairs. In 1858 he was the successful advocate
of a free public library open to all, as against a stock library
company. At the opening of the war in 186 1 he was efficient on
committees to aid in fitting out soldiers, to look after their fami-
lies and care for the wounded on their return. In 1878 he became
financial agent of " The Mass. Children's Protective Society," and
when in 1880 this was merged in " The Mass. Soc. for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Children," he was continued in the same office,
which he still holds, in 1892, of which he writes : "We have on
our books between 12,000 and 13,000 unfortunate families or parts
of families, involving over 40,000 children."
46 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
VVyatt' Dickerman=Lois Allen.
30. Wyatt' Dickerman, son of Peter" and Rebecca (Tilden)
Dickerman (John', John", John', Thomas'", Thomas'), b. Jan. 28,
1794, d. Jan. 19, 1866, ae. 72. m. April 4, 1813, Lois Allen, dau. of
Thomas and Lois (Stone) Allen, b. June i, 1788, d. Oct. 25, 1871,
ae. 83.
I, Wyatts, b. March 16, 1814. m. (i) Elvira A. Estabrook ; (2) Abi-
gail Torrey Reed. (33)
II. Lois Stone*, b. Dec. 28, 181 5. m. May 7, 1835, Joseph Palmer Bick-
nell, son of Charles and Hannah (Linfield) Bicknell, b. Dec. 17,
1810, d. April 27, 1876.
I. Joseph Linfield^ Bicknell, b. July 31, 1840. m. Feb. 10, 1869, Louise
Beal, dau. of John and Rebecca Beal : manufacturer in Boston with
Geo. H. Dickerman & Co.
i. Joseph Harryi" Bicknell, b. Sep. lo, 1S70.
ii. Charles Richards'" Bicknell, b. July 5, 1874.
iii. John Warren'o Bicknell, b. Dec. 5, 1886.
III. a daughter, died in infancy.
IV. Franklin*, b. Feb. 13, 1820, d. Oct. 3, 1820.
V. Henry Franklin^, b. Jan. i, 1822, d. Jan. 23, 1823.
VI. George Henry*, b. April 30, 1824. m. Susan A. P. Sawtelle. (34)
VII. Enos Talbot*, b. Sep. 14, 1826, d. April 13, 1849.
VIII. Mary Jane*, b. June 29, 1829, d. Jan. 10, 1892, at Passavant Hospital,
Milwaukee, Wis. m. Dec. 26, 1868, Isaac Newton Stewart, son of
Robert A. and Ann Janet (Hibbard) Stewart of Pompey, N. Y.
res. Appleton, Wis.
IX. Albert*, b. Feb. 21, 1831. m. May 31, 1864, Mary Aborn Smith of
New London, dau. of Joseph Aborn and Sarah Augusta (Avery)
Smith, both born in Groton, Conn. She died Jan. 3, 1889.
X. Juliet*, b. Oct. 7, 1836. m. Sep. 12, i860, Henry K. Perry of Ludlow,
Vt., son of Martin and Elizabeth (Arnold) Perry of Leominster,
Mass. res. Elsinore, St. Diego Co., California.
1. Wallace A.^ Perry, b. Sep. 28, 1861 at Pewaukee, Wisconsin.
2. Alice P.^ Perry, b. Jan. 4, 1866 at Pewaukee, d. Nov. 14, 1867 at
Pewaukee.
3. Helen E.' Perry, b. Sep. 11, 1868 at Pewaukee.
4. MabeP Perry, b. Dec. 10, 1874, Mason City, Iowa, d. Oct. 19, 1888 in
Elsinore, Cal.
Wyatt' Dickerman, the father, married at eighteen and followed
the trade of a bootmaker. He was industrious, temperate and an
excellent workman ; paid for his farm by his trade, and was pros-
AT STOUGHTON. 47
perous for a mechanic and farmer of those days. He was noted
for strict integrity, ingenuity and musical ability. He invented a
new method of setting scions in grafting fruit trees that was more
expeditious than the old way and so sure, that he was ready to
warrant ninety-nine out of every hundred to grow. Until after
middle age he had used tobacco and liquor temperately at home,
but left off the use of both on account of the example to his chil-
dren, whom he advised to use neither.
His oldest son Wyatt*, after some school teaching, pursued the
art of a portrait painter, but after the introduction of daguerreo-
types turned his attention to interior decoration and carriage
painting.
George Henry' Dickerman, after teaching school, working in a
boot manufactory and in a nursery, started the manufacture of
paper boxes and collars in Boston. By great skill, ingenuity,
integrity and business tact he has acquired a good reputation and
wealth.
Enos Talbot' Dickerman had good artistic abilities and unusual
inventive and mathematical talent. After some teaching, he
became a civil engineer and made rapid advancement till he was
second in rank of the engineers engaged in surveying the New
York and Erie railroad, when he died at the age of twenty-two.
Albert** began life as a lawyer, in his native town of Stoughton,
which he continued for ten years, serving one term in the legisla-
ture. After marriage he settled in Boston, and in a few years
retired from active practice of the law to devote himself to land-
scape painting and mechanical pursuits, being about equally fond
of both.
Wyatt', George', Enos', Mary', Albert' and Juliet', all were
school teachers in early life ; and of their next neighbor's family,
their cousins, nine of the children were teachers, several of them
continuing it as a life-work.
The foregoing account is given by Mr. Albert* Dickerman, who
adds : " I have been careful not to overdraw. I wish, however,
that every work of genealogy could be comprehensive enough to
give peculiarities and successes of the individuals, that we might
know more of our relatives and ancestors, and hand down to our
successors something more than names and dates." Mr. Dicker-
man's home in Boston is full of choice works of art from his own
brush and chisel, and illustrates in its adornments his love of the
delicate and beautiful.
48 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
The following concerning Mrs. Mary'' Stewart is condensed
from the Appleton, Wisconsin, Post, of January 19, 1892 :
" Mary J. Dickerman came to Waukesha to live with her sister.
She was accomplished in French, German and Music, and, having
taught before in Massachusetts, became a teacher here in the
" Union " school and afterward in the " Academy," where her
special work was training teachers. After her marriage she
taught in Manitowoc, Grand Rapids and Berlin, as well as at
Waukesha. She acted for three months as county superintendent
of Waukesha and was afterward appointed visitor to the Plattville
Normal School. She was a member of the Congregational
church for nearly twenty-five years, and made lasting friends in
all the positions she was called to fill. Transparently honest,
brave and just, though retiring and reticent, she was loving, kind
and faithful to duty."
„- „ T-. S Elvira A. Estabrook.
Wyatt^ Dickerman= ] ^^^^^^^ ^ j^^^^_
33. Wyatt^ Dickerman, son of Wyatt' and Lois (Allen) Dick-
erman (Peter', John^, John*, John^, Thomas^, Thomas'), b. March
16, 1814, d. before 1896. m. (i) Elvira A. Estabrook, dau. of David
F. and Judith (Fletcher) Estabrook ; m. (2) Oct. 11, 1857, Abigail
Torrey Reed of St. Davids, New Brunswick, b. Jan. 15, 1837, d.
June 24, 1891. Her parents were Joseph Reed, b. March 9, 1810,
at St. Davids, d. July 20, 1849, and his wife, Mercy Collins, b.
July 17, 1815, d. June 30, 1859 : Artist and house decorator, res.
Calais, Me.
By first marriage :
I. Albert Eugene', b. , d. .
II. Elvira A.^ b. Dec. 10, 1851. m. Oct. 2, 1869, James E. Turner, b.
Jan. 16, 1844, d. April 30, 1888.
1. George Henry'" Turner, b. May 12, 1871.
2. Ethel Edna'" Turner, b. May i, 1873. d. July 5, 1873.
3. Alton Palmeri" Turner, b. Dec. 12, 1875, d. April 16, 1888.
4. Arthur Ward'" Turner, b. Dec. 3, 1876, d. Oct. 20, 1877.
5. James Edward'" Turner, b. Jan. 16, 1880.
6. Ernest Clifton^" Turner, b. Dec. 30, 1882.
7. Ethel Edna^" Turner, b. June 6, 1885.
8. Audreyi" Turner, b. Sep. 12, 1888.
By second 7narriage :
III. George Wyatt', b. April 8, i860 at Calais, Me. m. Nellie Randlett.
IV. Julian Enos^ b. Nov. 3, 1867 at Calais, Me.
AT STOUGHTON. 49
George H.' Dickerman= Susan A. P. Sawtelle.
34. George Henry* Dickerman, son of Wyatt^, and Lois
(Allen) Dickerman (Peter", John", John\ John', Thomas', Thomas'),
b. April 30, 1824. m. June 24, 1847, Susan Amanda Parker Saw-
telle, dau. John Sawtelle of Sydney, Me. : manufacturer of boxes,
32-34 Green St., Boston ; resides in Somerville, Mass.
I. Alton Leslie^ b. Aug. 12, 1850. m. Dec. 9, 1875, Annie H. Damon,
dau. of Samuel F. and Harriet Damon : Mining engineer ; res.
Colorado Springs, Col.
1. Foster Damon"* (a daughter), b. Dec. 18, 1878.
2. Ahon Leslie'", Jr., b. Dec. 9, 1886.
II. Charles Ernest^ b. June 10, 1856. m. Dec. 9, 1879, Stella Sawtelle,
dau. of Capt. Isaac and Mary A. Sawtelle of New Bedford, Mass. :
Photographer ; resides at St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
1. Albert Cornell'", b. Jan. 23, 1881.
2. Susan'", b. Sep. 16, 1882.
3. MabeP", b. Jan. 19, 1886.
III. Adelaide Parker', b. Nov. 5, 1861.
IV. George Henry'' Jr., b. May 6, 1866.
Israel Guild = Polly' Dickerman
31. Polly' Dickerman, dau. of Peter" and Rebecca (Tilden)
Dickerman (John', John', John', Thomas', Thomas'), b. Feb. 24,
1798 at Stoughton, d. there Nov. 20, 1884. m. June 25, 1823,
Israel" Guild, son of Israel' and Hannah (Belcher) Guild, (John*,
John', SamueP, John'), b. Aug. 15, 1798, at Stoughton, d. May 25,
1867. Children born at Stoughton.
I. Rebecca Tilden^ b. June 26, 1824 at Stoughton. m. Nov. 23, 1843,
Henry Hawes of Stoughton, and removed in 1852 to Mattawam-
keag. Me.
1. George Henry' Hawes, b. Sep. 20, 1845. m. April 8, 1869, Mary Jane
Freeman of Randolph.
2. Mary Eliza' Hawes, b. Aug. 26, 1847. m. Nov. 27, 1872, Abial Lan-
caster Thompson of Mattawamkeag,
i. Nina Stetsoni" Thompson, b. June 10, 1873.
50 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
3. Sarah Abbie^ Hawes, b. Feb. 9, 1850. m. (i) June 2, 1872, Seth Walter
Stetson, who d. March 24, 1873 ; m- (2) Feb. 24, 1887, Clarence
William Mitchell of Stoughton.
4. Ellen Rebecca' Hawes, b. Aug. 11, 1851, d. Sep. 9, 1852.
5. Elmer IsraeP Hawes, b. Oct. 4, 1854 in Mattawamkeag.
6. Ellen Rebecca^ Hawes, b. May 3, 1857 in Mattawamkeag. m. June
17, 1888, Wellington Ingalls of Woodville, Me.
7. Hannah Meriah* Hawes, b. May 14, 1859 in Mattawamkeag. m. Nov.
14, 1875, Henry Trask. Children born in Mattawamkeag.
i. Howard Henryi" Trask, b. July 3, 1876.
ii. Ella Mayi" Trask, b. June 22, 1878.
iii. Lottie Susani" Trask, b. Feb. 16, 1880.
8. Ada Polly' Hawes, b. Jan. 29, 1861 in Mattawamkeag. m. July 25,
1883, Otis Burrell Torrey of South Weymouth.
i. Arthur Cliffordi" Torrey, b. June 14, 1884.
II. Mary Eliza*, b. Sep. 7, 1825, d. April 2, 1847.
III. Calvin Park^ b. Sep. 6, 1827. m. Aug. i, 1853, Sarah J. Sawtelle,
dau. of Calvin Sawtelle of Sydney, Me.
1. Charles', b. July 19, 1858, d. May 21, i860.
2. Clarence', b. July 19, 1858, twin with Charles, d. Sep. 6, 1858.
3. Jennie Elizabeth', b. May 2, 1861. m. July i, 1886, William H. Gush-
ing of East Weymouth.
i. Raymond Guild^" Gushing, b. Sep. 22, 1890.
4. Mary Louise', b. March 26, 1864, d. Oct. 24, 1888.
IV. Hannah B.^, b. May 25, 1831, d. May 5, 1869. m. April 15, 1855,
William H. Linfield of Stoughton.
1. Sarah Eliza' Linfield, b. Feb. 5, 1856, d. March i, 1874.
2. Olive Guild' Linfield, b. May 15, 1861.
3. Mary Francis' Linfield, b. May 31, 1868. m. Oct. 15, 1888, Herbert
Jones.
V. Sarah^ b. July 11, 1833, lived but a few days.
VI. John Belcher^, b. Sep. 12, 1835, ^t Brunswick, Maine, m. Jan. 17,
1864, Frances Ellen Towne, dau. of Moses and Mary Ann (Allen)
Towne, b. Sep. 15, 1835.
1. Mary Alice', b. Nov. 12, 1865. m. July 20, 1882, Henry Lambert.
i. Clement!" Lambert, b. July 24, 1884.
ii. Georgia Marie" Lambert, b. Jan. 15, 1890.
2. Etta Gertrude', b. Feb. 12, 1870. m. July 19, 1888, Edward Marden.
i. Harold G.i" Marden, b. Jan. 10, 1889.
ii. Stanley!" Marden, b. Feb. 20, 1890, d. Aug. 27, 1890.
AT STOUGHTON. 5 I
Mr. Edwin' Battles, the nephew of Mrs. Guild, writes as follows :
" My uncle and aunt Guild were most excellent people. They
were married by Rev. Calvin Park, who preached in Stoughton,
and were members of his church, and their son Calvin was named
after him. The last time I visited my aunt was in the summer
before she passed away. I said to her. How do you feel in regard
to passing away ? She said, ' Sometimes I feel that I shall not be
accepted.' I replied at once, 'Aunt Polly, one who has lived such
a life as you have cannot be rejected.' I am pleased here to say
this of her."
CHAPTER IV.
DR. LEMUEL" DICKERMAN OF BRATTLEBORO.
" But on and up, where nature's heart
Beats strong amid the hills."
— Richard Monckton Milnes.
For nearly a hundred and fifty years after the earliest settle-
ments, little progress was made towards occupying north-western
New England. The towns of the Connecticut valley from Hadley
to Northfield were the white man's outposts ; and these were so
threatened and harried by Indians as to make life a continual ter-
ror. It was not safe to venture many miles from a village unpro-
tected, and none thought of going into the forests to clear the
ground and make a home. To do so would have courted pillage
and massacre.
But little by little the wily foe was brought to terms or driven
back, till, with the close of the French and Indian war in 1760,
the whole region became habitable and open to occupation.
It had not long to wait. The enterprising and adventurous
were soon flocking thither from all the older communities.
Brattleboro on the river, and only a little way above Northfield,
was like a kind of gateway to all the upper valley between the
mountains of New Hampshire and those of Vermont, and became
an attractive center.
The movement to these new regions was largely from Connecti-
cut. We see this in the names of many towns, as well as in the
names of the people. This is explained by the greater ease of
travel along the streams and up the valleys from south to north ;
so that one could reach western Massachusetts and Vermont much
more readily from Hartford or the towns upon the Sound than
from the neighborhood of Boston.
So it came to pass that there were some of the New Haven
Dickermans in Brattleboro very early — probably before 1764. We
shall recur to this again in our narrative of Abraham Dickerman's
family.
AT BRATTLEBORO. 53
But here our interest centers on a vigorous young man who left
his home in Stoughton, and made the hard journey across the
country, and over the hills, to the same objective point. The His-
tory of Brattleboro tells us that " Lemuel Dickerman when a boy
was a bound apprentice to learn shoemaking in Massachusetts, but
left his employer and traveled on foot to Brattleboro." Here he
obtained employment on the farm of Dr. Henry Wells, a man of
large estate, and of no little eminence as a physician. From him,
it is said that Dr. Dickerman learned his profession, and "became
so accomplished that he assisted him in practice, until so many
patients preferred the young doctor, that the old one sold out and
went to Montague, Mass."
Enough other reasons are to be found for Dr. Wells' change.
His going to Montague gave him advantages that he did not have
at Brattleboro, and he used these so well as to attain distinction
even in Boston and Albany, whither he was sometimes called for
consultation.
"Dr. Dickerman was the second established physician in Brat-
tleboro and the longest in practice. With but one exception, no
physician in the place has lived so many years, and few, if any,
have had a more successful career. He was a good manager ;
attending faithfully to a wide practice and, at the same time, car-
rying on successfully a large farm, situated at East Village, about
three miles north-west of Brattleboro Center. The old house he
occupied was yet standing in 1869 without change, except that
caused by time and neglect. There is character expressed in a
well-preserved painting. Blending with good humor and pene-
tration is something that tells of conscious power in reserve for
occasion.
The accuracy and quickness of perception for which he was
noted, and also a proclivity for the healing art, seem to have
been hereditary in his posterity to the third generation. His son,
Dr. John Locke Dickerman, was an established physician here
about forty years ; and his two sons, William and Lemuel, have
been members of the same profession in Eastern Massachusetts."
His wife, Lucinda Arms, was of an excellent family. Her father
was Major John Arms, officer of a regiment stationed at Brattle-
boro in 1766 ; and her mother was Susanna Willard, a daughter
of Colonel Josiah Willard, who held command at Fort Dummer,
as early as 1740. The children of Dr. Dickerman are thus inheri-
tors from the military chiefs who held this frontier post in the
54 FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO VERMONT.
Indian wars and preceded the actual settlers. This accounts for
the recurrence of the names Willard and Arms. It may account,
also, in part, for the heroic spirit shown in some, of whose lives
we are here alloAved a glimpse.
Lemuel" Dickerman=Lucinda Arms.
12. Lemuel" Dickerman, M.D., son of John* and Meriah (Lyon)
Dickerman (John\ John', Thomas'", Thomas'), b. Oct. i8, 1751, at
Stoughton, d. Oct. 8, 1832, at Brattleboro, Vt. m. there March 13,
1779, Lucinda Arms, dau. of Major John and Susanna (Willard)
Arms of Brattleboro, b. 1757. Chart IV.
I. Lucinda'', b. May i6th, 1779, at Brattleboro, Vt. m. March 20, 1799,
Jonathan Herrick. Settled in Farnham, P. Q. Canada.
1. Polly^ Herrick, b. Sep. 26, 1799, d. 1845.
2. Lucinda* Herrick, b. Feb. 12, 1801.
3. Chloe* Herrick, b. March 24, 1803, d. Aug. i,_.i,879.
4. ThedaS Herrick, b. May 31, 1805. irf?-^^''Keht : living April 28,
1896, at Granby, P. Q. Canada, with her son, Jonathan L.^ Kent,
" having all her senses and reading some, but feeble in body," being
ninety years of age. ■ '
5. Josiah Arms** Herrick, b. May 21, 1808, d. Jan. 8, 1876, at Granby.
Canada, m. Lucia Wheeler of Royalton, Vermont, b. Oct. 25, 1809.
Farmer.
i. Annie Chapman' Herrick, b. March 2, 1839. m. Jan. 4, 1858, William
Hungerford of Granby : a mechanic.
a. Charles^ 0 Hungerford.
b. Henry Dixon^" Hungerford.
c. Winifred'" Hungerford.
ii. Jonathan Edwards Kirke" Herrick, b. Nov. 20, 1843, at Granby. m. (i)
July 12, 1869, Rachel Bangle, of Abbotsford, P. Q. Canada, b. there in
1845, d. Sep. 15, 1872, at Chicago, s. i.; m. (2) Jan. 18, 1875, at Abbots-
ford, Mary Elizabeth Bangle, sister of the iirst wife, b. June 15, 1844.
Merchant at Springfield, Illinois, '' Hall and Herrick:'' Children by
second marriage.
a. Rachel Maitland'" Herrick, b. Sep. 2, 1S76, at Abbotsford.
b. Lillian Mayi" Herrick, b, Oct. 23, 1884.
iii. Laura Diana' Herrick, b. Sep. 6, 1846.
iv. Josephine Adelaide* Herrick, b. Dec. 10, 1851.
6. John Locke* Herrick, b. March 22, 181 1. m. Ann Chalmers of Scot-
land.
7. Lois* Herrick, b. Feb. 5, 1813, m. Rasselas Sawtelle. Both died at
Quincy, 111.
8. Maria* Herrick, b. May 31, 1816.
9. Jonathan* Herrick, b. April 25, 1819, d. Sep. 3, 1850, unmarried.
CHART IV.
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LuciNDA Arms.
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10. Lemuel Dickerman^ Herrick, b. Oct. 12, 1820, d. . m. Edna
Preston, dau. of Geo. N. Preston, res. Devereux, Jackson County,
Michigan.
11. Nathaniel F.* Herrick, b. Dec. 17, 1825, res. Silver Cliff, Custer
County, Colorado.
A son of one of these families is Milo' Herrick, b. Oct. 1842.
II. Polly", b. Jan. 4, 1781, d. Jan. 31, 1823. m. July 3, 1799, Windsor
Newton.
1. Alexis* Newton.
2. Dickerman* Newton.
3. Silas* Newton.
4. William* Newton.
5. Polly* Newton.
III. Susan W.', b. Nov. 16, 1782. m. Josiah Putnam. (35)
IV. Theda'', b. April 19, 1785, d. June 10, 1805. m. Dec. i, 1803, Alfred
Barrett.
I. a child, b. 1804-5, died in less than a year.
V. Sophia'', b. March 19, 1787. m. Alfred Putnam. (36)
VI. John Locke', b. March 12, 1790. m. Kezia Dickerman. (37)
VII. William Arms', b. Feb. 28, 1792, d. April 16, 1836, at Beardstown,
Ills. m. Jan. i, 1822, at Boston, Nancy Crombie, b. Sep. 17, 1805.
She m. (2) Thomas Beard, one of the first settlers of Beardstown,
Ills. In 1 891 she was living with her son James M. Beard at
Rantoul, Ills.
I. WiLLARD Arms*, b. Jan. i, 1823. m. Margaret E. Deaver. (38)
VIII. Willard', b. March 20, 1795, d. May, 1795.
IX. Maria', b. Oct. 6, 1796, d. July 11, 1816.
JOSIAH PUTNAM = SUSAN W.' DiCKERMAN.
35. Susan Willard' Dickerman, dau. of Dr. Lemuel* and
Lucinda (Arms) Dickerman (Jolm^, John*, John'^, Thomas^,
Thomas'), b. Nov. 16, 1782, d. Dec. 7, 1858. m. Feb. 2, 1804, Josiah'
Putnam, b. Aug. 1743, d. Sep. 1795, son of Asa" and Annah (Col-
lins) Putnam (Josiah^, Josiah\ John', NathanieP, John'), who came
from Weston, Mass. Chart IV.
I. John Locke*, b. Nov. 25, 1804, d. Dec. 22, 1845. m. Nov. 5, 1826,
Phebe Towne.
1. Josiah*, res. Syracuse, Neb.
2. Edwin F.*, res. Fitchburg, Mass.
i. Belle", b. July 29, 1861. m. Henry Marston.
ii. Edwin', b. Dec. 1862.
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3. Susan W.^ m. A. N. Swain, res. Bellows Falls, Vt.
4. Sylvia A.^, b. June 29, 1837. m. Sep. 28, 1857, Frank W. Clark, b.
Aug. 12, 1837. res. Brattleboro, Vt.
i. Mary Putnam' Clark, b. March 14, 1859, d. Dec. 8, 1876.
ii. George Franklins Clark, b. Aug. 19, 1861, d. Sep. 20, 1861.
iii. Annie Frances' Clark, b. April 25, 1864, d. Aug. 27, 1864.
iv. John Mark" Clark, b. Aug. 16, 1866, d. July 27, 1872.
V. Frank William' Clark, b. Sep. 17, 1873.
vi. Edith Gertrude" Clark, b. Dec. 22, 1874.
vii. Phebe Lucinda' Clark, b. June 18, 1879.
5. Keziah Dickerman*, b. June 12, 1839. m. (i) Nov. 24, 1859, Warren
Colburn ; m. (2) Dec. 20, 1870, Henry Cabot Liscom. res. Brattle-
boro.
By first marriage :
i. Albert Swain' Colburn, b. Nov. 3, 1861.
By second marriage :
ii. Cora G.° Liscom, b. July 3, 1872.
iii. Henry Putnam' Liscom, b. May 2, 1874, d. Sep. 23, 1874.
iv. Susie Putnam' Liscom, b. March 29, 1876.
V. Annie Gertrude' Liscom, b. March 7, 1879.
6. Sophia E.^ b. Aug. 26, 1846, at Brattleboro. m. April 23, 1872, Wil-
liam E. Clark, son of Samuel D. and Sarah E. Clark of Westmore-
land, N. H., b. Nov. 5, 1847, at Manchester, N. H.
i. William Edward' Clark, b. Oct. 8, 1876, at Hinsdale, N. H.
ii. Sarah Elizabeth' Clark, b. Nov. 2, 1879, at Brattleboro, res. Charlestown,
N. H.
7. Lucinda^, b. Sep. 16. at Brattleboro. m. (i) Sep. 19, 1872, Henry
Stanton, d. July 27, 1875 ; m. (2) July 5, 1883, Edmund Martin
Smith, b. Feb. 6, 1859, at Northfield, Mass. res. Brattleboro.
II. Anna', died at the age of six,
III. An infant, lived but a day or two.
IV. Sylvia Ann', b. Dec. 15, 1814, d. Dec. 22, 1845.
V. Arms Dickerman'', b. Jan. 11, 1816. m. Nov. 5, 1837, Abigail C.
Crosby. Dentist at Brattleboro.
1. Julius K.^ not living.
2. Herbert**, not living.
3. Joseph B.* not living.
VI. Beda Goodyear', b. Dec. 4, 1818, at CobbleskiU, N. Y. m, Nov. 5,
1840, Elisha W. Prouty. res. Brattleboro.
I. Geo. B.^ Prouty, b. Dec. 26, 1841. m. Jan. 9, 1873, Louise M.
Alexander. He was a soldier in the Union Army, 2 Reg. Vt. Vols.
i. George Whitney' Prouty, b. Aug. 21, 1873.
ii. Lewis Elliott' Prouty, b. March 14, 1875.
iii. Ellen Blanche' Prouty, b. Oct. 9, 1877.
iv. Elisha' Prouty, b. Dec. 23, 1879. ) . .
V. Elijah' Prouty, b. " " )
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vi. Elizabeth Belle^ Prouty, b. Jan. 23, 1882.
vii. Dollie May'' Prouty, b. Feb. 29, 1884.
viii. Mary9 Prouty, b. July 10, 1886.
ix. Fred Birpy' Prouty, b. May 5, 1888, d. Oct. i, 1888.
X. Ola Hope^ Prouty, b. Dec. 12, 1890, d. June 15, 1893.
2. Helen F.* Prouty, b. Aug. 21, 1845. m. Dec. 29, 1869, H. H. Miller,
son of Nathan W. and Sophia (Chase) Miller, res. Brattleboro.
He was a soldier in the Union Army, 16 Reg, Vt. Vols,
i. Alice Prouty^ Miller, b. Oct. 11, 1874.
VII. Henry^ b. March 29, 1820, d. June, 1887. m. Oct. 1842, Keziah
Prouty.
1. Charles' Prouty, not living.
2. Silvia^ Prouty, not living.
3. Whitney' Prouty. res. Watertown, N. Y.
Alfred Putnam= Sophia' Dickerman.
36. Sophia' Dickerman, dau. of Dr. Lemuer, and Lucinda
(Arms) Dickerman (John', John', John', Thomas^ Thomas'), b.
March 19, 1787, d. July 9, 1861, at Herkimer, N. Y. m. May 15,
1810 Alfred' Putnam, son of Asa' and Annah (Collins) Putnam
(Josiah', Josiah', John', Nathaniel', John'), b. May 10, 1784. Chil-
dren all b. at Herkimer. Chart IV.
I. Hannah Sophia^ b. Feb. 27, 1811. m. Eliott G. Storke of Sennet,
N. Y.
Children born at Auburn, N. Y.
1. Henry Laurens^ Storke, m. Mary Brodhead Smith, res. Auburn.
i. Alice Hermionei" Storke, b. May 6, 1874.
ii. Murray Moore'" Storke, b. July 30, 1875.
iii. Henry Laurens"" Storke, b. May 22, 1S77.
iv. Helen Emelia"" Storke, b. Dec. 11, 1879.
V. Edith Grayi" Storke, b. Oct. 17, 1882.
vi. Mabel Dickermani" Storke, b. July 18, 1884.
vii. Mary Beatrice' ° Storke, b. May 6, 1886.
viii. Alfred Putnam'" Storke, b. Dec. 10, 1894.
2. Helen Landon' Storke.
3. Sophia Dickerman' Storke.
4. Isabella Jane' Storke.
5. Frederick Eliott' Storke, m. Kathleen Davis, res. Auburn
i. Paul Davis'" Storke, b. Jan. 12, 1883.
ii. Alan Marshall'" Storke, b. Sep. 27, 1884.
iii. Harold Grey'" Storke, b. Feb. 2, 1890.
iv. Frederic Putnam'" Storke, b. Jan. 21, 1892.
v. Arthur Ditchfield'" Storke, b. May 21, 1894.
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II. Rev. William\ died . m. (i) Mary Hopkins; m. (2) Abby
Fowler. Union Univ., Class of 1834.
By 1st in. :
1. Israel^ d. at Lincoln, Neb. m. Amanda Saunders, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
i. Florence'").
2. Sophia Dickerman^ m. John Wilkes of Grand Rapids, Mich.
i. John Putnam" Wilkes. Williams Coll.
3. Anna', died .
4. James'', m. res. Colorado.
5. Charles', m. res. Herkimer.
By 2d in. :
6. Caleb', m. res. Colorado.
7. Mary', unm. res. Herkimer.
III. Sophia*, b. at Herkimer; died young.
IV. Alfred*, b. at Herkimer; died young.
V. Lucinda*, m. Dr. Charles Shepard, d. 1873. Five children, all died
young.
VI. Elizabeth-, b. June 6, 1821. m. May 13, 1851, William Henry Sey-
mour, son of Romanta and Julia Maria (Cogswell) Seymour of
West Hartford, Conn.
1. Sophia Dickerman Putnam' Seymour, b. Sep. 20, 1852. m. Sep. 20,
1875, Charles Cummings Stearns, son of Josiah Milton and Flora
(Mclntyre) Stearns. Prof, in the Hartford Theological Seminary,
i. Charles Miner'" Stearns, b. Aug. 26, 1876, at Manissa, Turkey.
ii. Elizabeth Putnam'" Stearns, b. Oct. 14, 18S0.
iii. Myron Morris'" Stearns, b. May ig, 1884.
iv. Seymour Putnam'" Stearns, b. Feb. 8, 1887.
V. Alice Lucinda'o Stearns, b. July 20, 1891.
2. William Henry^ Seymour, b. Nov. i, 1855, d. May 11, 1880, in
Nebraska.
3. Lizzie Maria' Seymour, b. July 30, 1858, d. April 28, 1880, in
Nebraska.
4. Alfred Putnam' Seymour, b. May 4, i860, m. May 13, 1890, Sarah
Nicholson of Nebraska City, Neb.
i. Elizabeth Putnam'" Seymour, b. Feb. 4, 1891.
VII. Lemuel Dickerman*, d. Aug. 1895, at Grand Rapids, Mich. m. Car-
oline Williams. Union Univ., Class of 1845. ^/?/c. Physician and
druggist.
I. Isabella', b. 1856.
VIII. Alfred*, died 187- at Grand Rapids, m. (i) Jane Williamson; m.
(2) Florilla Williamson. Lawyer.
By 1st in. :
1. Lucinda', died 1870?
2. Charles'.
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By 2d m. :
3. Frank Boyd'.
4. May Lucinda'.
IX. Isabella Jane Kirk^ d. 1849. ^- Samuel Earle of Herkimer, N. Y.
I. Isabella J^ Earle, d. 1872?
John L'. Dickerman=Kezia Dickerman.
37. John Locke' Dickerman, M.D., son of Dr. Lemuer and
Lucinda (Arms) Dickerman (John^, John", John^, Thomas^,
Thomas'), b. March 12, 1790, d. Dec. 15, 1857. m. Oct. 6, 1813.
Kezia Dickerman, dau. of John and Kezia (Alger) Dickerman, b,
May 27, 1791, d. Sep. 26, 1850. (10, viii.) Chai-ts III and IV.
I. John Locked M.D., b. June 23, 1814, at Brattleboro, Vt., d. Feb. 16,
1879, at Rutland, Vt. m. June 16, 1844, at Brattleboro, Emily
Ann Squares, who d. Nov. 5, 1887.
Children born at Brattleboro.
1. Harriet Maria^, b. Sep. 12, 1845, d. Feb. 28, 1846.
2. Harriet Emily'', b. Oct. 19, 1846. Corporation Clerk in Secretary of
State's Office, Boston.
3. Sarah Hartson^, b. Sep. 25, 1848. m. Dec. 18, 1879, at Brattleboro,
Patrick Frank Connors, b. Jan. 6, 1848, at Boston. Enlisted, 1864,
in 13th Mass. Light Battery, served till Aug. 1865. res. Brattleboro.
In 1886 an article appeared in the Pall JM all Gazette of London, in connection
with the Oxford conference of the " Head Mistresses Association," which
alludes to Miss Harriet E. Dickerman as illustrating how a woman may succeed
in gaining a government office. " Showing a talent for art, she studied awhile,
and taught painting in one or two schools, notably the Tilden school, at Leb-
anon. Convinced that a better knowledge of her art was requisite, she sought
instruction in Boston, and, to pay her way, found a place in the internal revenue
office. After staying there several months and giving satisfaction by her sys-
tematic ways, her quick comprehension and faithfulness, she was transferred to
the state house as clerk, under Mr. Slack, whom she has succeeded.
She passed the civil service examination, and has learned by heart all the
duties of her position. Her example will show women what it is possible to
attain if they take up their work earnestly and honestly and with an interest to
do it well, for the work's sake as well as their own."
II. William Arms', M.D., b. Sep. 15. 181 7, at Brattleboro, Vt., d. Dec. 8,
1890, at Foxboro, Mass. m. (i) Sep. 15, 1840, at Bennington, Vt.,
Maria Caroline Smith, who d. there May 28, 1845, s. i. m.. (2)
Oct. 19, 1847, at Bennington, Emeline Fairbanks, dau. of Leland
and Polly (Crosby) Fairbanks, b. Aug. 21, 1821, at Wardsboro,
Vt. He was a physician, like his father and grandfather, and
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practiced his profession many years at Bennington, and after-
ward for about forty years at Foxboro, Mass. Children by second
marriage.
1, Emma Fairbanks^, b. Aug. 2S, 184S, at Bennington, m. Nov. 21, 1890,
at Foxboro, Peter Arthur Fischer.
2. William Leland'*, b. Sep. 20, 1852, at Bennington, res. Foxboro.
III. Lemuel*, b. May 7, 1822, d. May 11, 1822.
IV. Harriet Maria^ b. March 14, 1824, at Brattleboro, d. Sep. 25, 1878, at
Rutland, Vermont, m. June 15, 1848, Joel Mills Haven, res.
Rome, N. Y.
I. Frank AbeP Haven, m. Mary Clark of Malone, N. Y.
V. Lemuel*, M.D., b. Jan. 4, 1826, d. Aug. 14, 1895. m. (i) Dec. 3, 1850,
Lucretia Ann Pope, dau. of Josiah Pope of Sterling, Mass., who
died, m. (2) Maria Knapp, dau. of Peter Knapp of Foxboro, Mass.
By first marriage :
1. Edwin Pope^, b. Nov. 6, 1853.
2. Fannie Pope^, b. Nov. 24, 1855. m. Peter Brown of Elizabeth, N. J.
3. Harry LemueP, b. Jan. 31, 1861. m. June 4, 1888, Minnie Haha
McDaniels, b. Aug. 14, 1863. dau. of Isaac and Mary Jane (Hat-
field) McDaniels. res. Rutland, Vt.,
4. Josiah Pope', b. June 11, 1865, grad. Amherst Coll. 1886, Yale Theol.
Sem. 1889, ord. June i, 1892, pastor Cong. Ch. L)mxville, Wis.;
1894 Cong, pastor at Amboy, Ills.; 1895 at Minneapolis.
By second marriage :
5. Robert Kerr^, b. June 29, 1870. Yale Coll. 1893, a student at Harvard
Law School 1895.
Mrs. Harriett M. Haven was spoken of by the Rutland press, at
the time of her death, as a remarkable woman, active in every good
work. " She was president of the Auxiliary of the Women's Board
of Foreign Missions, vice-president for Vermont of the National
Women's Christian Temperance Union, president of the State
Union and also of the local Temperance Society. Her efforts
were unceasing and laborious to advance the cause of temper-
ance ; she ably exerted her influence to prevent the combination
of the Women's Temperance Union with the women's suffrage
movement ; and the temperance cause in Rutland probably owes
more to her than to any other one person, for she never knew
such a thing as defeat.
It was all a Christian life with her. She did what she did,
because she believed she was right, and being right there could be
no ultimate failure. In her composition was much of the material
62 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
of which reformers are made, — energy, industry, consecration. She
received her instructions from above and she was tireless in carry-
ing them out.
Her deep religious experience and knowledge of the Bible made
her an unusual Sunday school teacher. Her place at religious
meetings was rarely vacant and what she had to do was always
well done."
The following sketch of Dr. Lemuel Dickerman is condensed
from an article published at Foxboro.
" Few men of this town and its vicinity would be more missed
or lamented than will be the veteran physician and family friend,
Dr. Lemuel Dickerman. He was of a family of physicians, his
father and grandfather having been successful practitioners, and
acquiring fame for their skill and ability.
He was graduated at the Castleton Medical College, now the
University of Vermont, in 1845. After a year's practice with Dr.
Lewis in Boston he settled in Medfield and practiced there seven
years. During this time he was frequently called to Foxboro, and
in 1853 he bought out the business of Dr. James Foster and estab-
lished himself here.
For over forty years he has ministered to the bodily pains of
this people. Hundreds have made their debut on life's stage led
by his professional hand, not a few of whom, despite his interest
and skill, passed out before him. In his long practice he became
familiar not only with the physical infirmities of individuals, both
hereditary and contracted, but with their peculiarities of tempera-
ment, habits, idiosyncrasies, caprices and, in numberless instances,
with the mental and social distress that perplexed and harassed
them. He had their confidence, and many family secrets and clos-
eted skeletons, disclosed to no others, became a part of his burden
and were carried sacredly and inviolably to the grave.
He was a man of generous impulses and did many an act of
charity and cancelled many a debt, earned under exposure and
exacting conditions, know^n only to himself and the recording
angel."
WiLLARD A.' DicKERMAN= Margaret E. Deaver.
38. WiLLARD Arms* Dickerman, son of William Arms^ and
Nancy (Crombie) Dickerman (Lemuel*, John\ John', John',
Thomas^ Thomas'), b. Jan. i, 1823, at Boston, Mass., d. May 30,
MASSACHUSETTS TO ILLINOIS. 63
1864, from a wound received May 28, at the battle of Resaca, Ga.
m. Nov. 10, 1848, in Schuyler Co., Ills., Margaret Elizabeth Deaver,
b. July 26, 1828, at Cape Gerideau, Mo. Chart IV.
I. Emma May^ b. Jan. 29, 1850, at Beardstown, Ills., d. March 28, 1890,
at Yuma, Arizona, m. June 1873, at Warrenburg, Mo., Prof.
Henry H. Straight, d. Nov. 18, 1886, at Pasadena, Cal.
1. Willard Dickerman^" Straight, b. Jan. 31, 1880, at Oswego, N. Y.
2. Henrietta Hazel'" Straight, b. Aug. 26, 1882, at Oswego, N. Y.
Their home has been at Oswego with Dr. Elvira Rainier.
II. Kate^ b. Jan. 8, 1852, at Liverpool, Ills., d. March 17, 1892, at Can-
ton, Ills. m. April 18, 1878, at Canton, Theodore B. Bass. She
was formerly a teacher of music. Mr. Bass is a merchant at Can-
ton.
1. Anna Elizabeth'" Bass, b. July 18, 1879, ^t Canton, d. there April 11,
1889.
2. Kate Winifred" Bass, b. Dec. 5, 1880, at Canton.
3. Willard Jason" Bass, b. Feb. 6, 1883, at Canton.
4. Locke Dickerman'" Bass, b. Oct. 23, 1887, at Canton.
Willard A. Dickerman went into the Union army in 1861 as
Quartermaster in the 7th Reg. Ills. Cavalry and came home sick in
the early summer of 1862. On recovering health, he was trans-
ferred to the 103rd Reg. Ills. Infantry, of which he was Quarter-
master till the resignation of Colonel A. C. Babcock, when he was
unanimously chosen to that office.
The regiment was mustered in October 2, 1862, and left Peoria
for the South the latter part of the month, under his command; it
was engaged in battle at the siege of Vicksburg, at Black River,
and at Missionary Ridge, Knoxville, Dalton and Resaca. He was
a brave soldier, commanding well, and having the love and esteem
of all his men. He was in command of the Brigade at Resaca,
and, had he lived, would undoubtedly have been promoted to
General.
An article published in the Oswego, N. Y., Times says : "This
notice will recall one of the most gifted women our city has
known. Emma Dickerman was the daughter of Col. Willard A.
Dickerman of the 103rd Reg. Ills. Vols., who was killed in the
famous march to the sea. Her early years were spent in Illinois.
She was graduated from the Twelfth St. school in New York in
'69, and from the Oswego Normal in '71.
64 THE FAMILY IN ILLINOIS.
After her marriage to Prof. Straight she stood shoulder to shoul-
der with him in his educational work in the Normal schools of
Peru, Neb., Warrensburg, Mo., Oswego, N. Y., and Normal Park,
Ills. After his death she carried on her labors in Col. Parker's
school till she went to Japan to teach in the Tokio Normal. The
damp climate proved unfavorable, developing the consumptive
germs, doubtless contracted from her husband. After two years,
physicians advised her return. The danger was not relieved by
the mountain air of California, and the dry climate of Arizona
could not arrest the disease.
Mrs. Straight's culture was deep and varied. She worked in
special lines under the best masters, Agassiz at Penikese Island,
Corson at Cornell, Ralph at Boston and Martha's Vineyard. She
was imbued with the scientific method, and used it in teaching
rhetoric, literature, history, drawing and biology. Witty, versa-
tile and brilliant, the truest, most devoted of friends, there was no
limit to her self-sacrifice ; her sympathy reached to all ; she aspired
to the highest ideals, the true child of a brave soldier."
CHAPTER V.
EBENEZER^ DICKERMAN OF STOUGHTON AND
EASTON.
" Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands ;
The smith, a mighty man is he
With large and sinewy hands : —
Week in, week out, from morn till night,
You can hear his bellows blow ;
You can hear him swing his heavy sledge
With measured beat and slow."
— H. IV. Lo7igfellozu.
In reviewing the development of our country and noticing the
part now borne by manufacturing industries, one may ask where
these industries had their beginning. As concerns textile fabrics,
we are reminded of the spinning-wheel and hand-loom, worked
by nimble fingers of matron and maid, by the fireside in their
homes. But for manvifactures in iron and other metals we must
look elsewhere. And in so doing our eye falls at once on the
blacksmith shop.
This was the resort in early times for numberless necessary
things which are now struck out and finished by a few blows and
turns of a machine. The conditions were not unlike those of
the Hebrews whom the Philistines kept in servitude by not allow-
ing them any smiths of their own, so that they had to go to their
oppressors "to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter
and his axe and his mattock," and could not get a sword
or a spear at any price. In that simple, primitive life, the
blacksmith not only furnished tools for the farm and the home,
but the necessary equipments for war — swords, pikes, guns. All
the arts gathered about his anvil, and the inventive genius of the
whole community paid court to him as a constructive master.
Not even a nail was to be had except from under the blows of his
hammer.
66 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
This made a skillful smith of great value, and sometimes consid-
erable persuasion was used to induce such an one to establish
himself in a particular place.
Ebenezer^ Dickerman followed this calling in Stoughton, where
he lived till he was past forty years of age. He then bought land
in Easton and went there to live. Just before this he had been at
military service in the French and Indian war, which may have
had something to do with his change of abode.
Ebenezer' Dickerman=Lydia Gould.
8. Ebenezer^ Dickerman, Jr., son of John* and Mary Tucker
Dickerman (John', Thomas^, Thomas'), b. Nov. lo (bap. 22) 17 19,
at Stoughton. m. (i) April 23, 1747, Lydia Gould of Holliston ;
m. (2) Sep. 26, 1769, Jane Whitman, both of Easton (m. at Taun-
ton by Joseph Williams, Esq.). She must have been the widow,
Jean (Chaplin) Whitman. In the French and Indian war, he enl.
from Stoughton, Aug. 2, 1758, 40 years old, Capt. Sam'l Miller's
Co., served at Lake George ; enl. June 20, 1760, in Capt. Sylves-
ter Richmond's Co., served 19 weeks, 2 days. Children all by first
marriage.
I. EBENEZER^ b. Jan. I, 1748, at Stoughton. m. (i) Mercy Stone; m.
(2) Parnah (Randall) Bonney. (39)
II. Benjamin^ b. July i, 1749, at Stoughton. m. Betsey Kelton, d.
Nov. 12, 1 801. Cordwainer.
He was in the army of the revolution, a sergeant, enl. April 19,
1775, served twelve days on Lexington Alarm from Dorchester in
Capt. Abraham Wheeler's Co.; enl. June 13, 1776, served three
days Capt. Sam'l Clapp's Co.; Sep. to Dec, 1776, Capt. Penni-
man's Co. ; from March i to April 8, 1778, at Castle Island, Capt.
Clapp's Co. ; enl. May 17, 1779, 2 months, 28 days, Capt. Clapp's
Co.. stationed at Dorchester Heights. In his will, dated Jan i,
1784, proved March 25, 1786, he calls himself "a cordwainer,"
bequeaths estate to his " honored mother," to " each of his breth-
ren," and to his " beloved wife, Betty." Betty Dickerman of Dor-
chester, in her will, dated Jan. i, 1796, bequeaths her estate to her
mother, Mrs. Rebecca Leeds.
I. Rebecca Leeds'', b. Aug. 25 (bap. 30), 1772, at Dorchester, d. Sep. 27,
1777.
III. Manasseh^ bap. May 12, 1751, at Stoughton. m. (i) Ruth Ran-
dall; {Ki7ig7nansays, "Ann Randall.") m. (2) Thirza Bryant. (40)
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IV. Jaazaniah" or fesseniah, b. March 13, 1753, at Stoughton.
Connecticut Records say Jesseni Dickerman enlisted Jan. 8, 1778,
as private in Capt. Williams' Co., Col. Johnson's Reg't, engaged
for two months after arrival in camp, in service in Rhode Island.
The 1st Lieutenant of this company was David Buck of Killingly.
It seems likely that Jesseniah*^ Dickerman was at the home of his
aunt, Elizabeth Perrigo, who probably lived at Killingly, and that
he enlisted there.
V. DANIEL^ b. June 9, 1755, at Stoughton. m. Ruth Tuel. (41)
VI. Comfort^ b. July 13, 1758, at Stoughton.
He enlisted and served Sep. 3 to Oct, 31, 1777, in Rhode Island,
Capt. Asa Fairbank's Co.; enl. June 20, 1778, served 25 days, Lt.
Hezekiah Ware's Co.; May 18 to July i, 1779, Capt. Eben. Battle's
Co.; Aug. 24, 1779, served 11 days, Capt. Jno. Boyd's Co.; July 14,
1780, 3 months, to reenforce the Cont. army stationed at West
Point, Capt. Nathan Thayer's Co.
VII. Mary^ b. May 23, 1761, at Easton. probably nj. 1786, Wm. Badger.
VIII. James", b. May, 1763, at Easton. m. Joanna Crossman. (42)
IX. Jesse".
Ebenezer' Dickerman, Jr. = ]
Mercy Stone.
Parnah Randall.
39. Ebenezer' Dickerman, Jr., son of Ebenezer' and Lydia
(Gould) Dickerman (John*, John', Thomas^, Thomas'), b. Jan. i, 1 748,
at Stoughton, d. Jvine 9, i8ii,at Easton. m. (i) Jan. 18, 1769, Mercy
Stone, who d. Oct. 9, 1803, se. (yd ; m. (2) Parnah Randall, dau. of
Hopestill and Submit (Bruce) Randall, who had been married
previously to William Bonney. She b. Aug. 3, 1769, d. Jan.
15, 1855. Ebenezer" Dickerman enl. May 3, 1775, for 6 months,
near Boston, Capt. Francis Liscomb's Co. from Easton ; served
July I, 1777, to Jan. i, 1778, Capt. Coles' Co., "mustered at
Thayers;" served April 2, 1778, to July 3, 1778, at Cambridge,
Capt. Benjamin Lapham's Co. ; served July, 1778, i month, 15
days in Rhode Island, Capt. I. Leonard's Co. ; served Nov. 4 to
Dec. 14, 1778, at Cambridge, Capt. John Shaw's Co. ; enl. April
1779, from Easton, Capt. J. Wilbore's Co. ; enl. Aug. 14, 1779,
Capt. S. Cobb's Co. ; enl. Aug. 2, 1780, Capt. Seth Pratt's Co.,
served 8 days.
By first marriage :
I. MindwelP, b. Nov. 6, 1770, at Easton, d. Feb. 7, 1772.
II. Lois', b. June 16, 1773, at Easton. m. May 13, 1798, Joseph Morse
of Sharon.
68 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
1. Stillman P.^ Morse, b. Nov. 15, 1798, d. Dec. 27, 1831. m. Anna
Johnson.
2. Joel E.* Morse, b. Aug. 2, 1800. *
3. Hannah W.* Morse, b. May 5, 1804. m. Nathan Johnson.
Morse Genealogy.
By second inarriage :
III. Stephen Gould', b. 1810, d. Oct. 29, 1850. m. (i) July 9, 1829, Lucy
A. B. Mehurin ; m. (2) June 21, 1836, Mary Keith.*
Two children, d. 1840.
3. Ezra^, b. 1844.
4. Irving^, b. 1846.
5. Almah^, b. 1847. m. Oct. 26, 1874, Stephen Fries of West Bridgewater.
6. Jairus^, b. 1849.
7. Ella A.8, b. 1851.
Manasseh' Dickerman = \
Ruth Randall.
Thirza Bryant.
40. Manasseh* Dickerman, son of Ebenezer^ and Lydia
(Gould) Dickerman (John*, John', Thomas', Thomas'), bap. May
12, 1751, at Stoughton, d. Feb. 19, 1818, se. 65, at North Bridge-
water, now Brockton, m. (i) July 14, 1774, Ruth Randall, dau. of
Samuel and Martha (Dailey) Randall, d. Aug. 22, 1782, at North
Bridgewater ; m. (2) Oct. 9, 1791, Thirza* Bryant, dau. of Job' and
Mary (Turner) Brayant, (Ichabod^ Stephen'), b. 1774, d. July 8,
1844, ae. 70, at Waterloo, Ills. He enlisted April 19, 1775, from
Bridgewater, Lexington alarm ; enl. Sep. 1776, Capt. Partridge's
Co., served 60 days ; Corporal, enl. Aug. 2, 1778, Capt. Robert
Swan's Co., served 8 days in Rhode Island.
By first 7narriage :
L Samuel'', b. about 1776-7. m. Olive Packard. (43)
IL DanieF, b. about 1779, d. Nov. 19, 1797, as. 18.
in. Rebekah', b. about 1 780-1. m. Lewis Dailey. (44)
IV. Cornelius'', b. July 18, 1782, d. Oct. 19, 1782, se. 3 mos., i day.
By second marriage :
V. Benjamin Franklin'', b. June 10, 1794. m. Zibia Bryant. (45)
VI. Oliver', m. Baker. (46)
VII. Lyman'', b. April 18, 1805. m. Vienna Sproat. (47)
VIII. Manasseh', m. Mary Ann Hunt. (48)
* Plymouth records say " Isaac Dickerman, son of Stephen Dickerman, Be. 25. m. Oct. 28,
1856, Louisa W. Westgate, dau. of Job and Mercy Westgate of Rochester. He died, and a guar-
dian was appointed Nov. 13, 1865, for his two minor sons, Isaac W., b. Jan. 25. 1857, and Horace
W., b. Nov. 25, i860."
AT NORTH BRIDGEWATER. 69
IX. Ruth'', m. Sep. 25, 1814, John Guineth.
X. Sally', m. , Nathaniel Shepardson.
XL Mary', m. May 19, 18 16, Ebenezer Shaw of Middleboro.
XII. Thirza', m. John Hall. (49)
XIII. Roxana Randall', m. William Keith.
Samuel' Dickerman= Olive Packard.
43. Samuel' Dickerman, son of Manasseh' and Ruth (Randall)
Dickerman (Ebenezer^, John", John', Thomas^ Thomas^), b. about
1776-7 at North Bridgewater, d. Jan. 18, 1831, ae. 54. m. (i) May
23, 1799, Olive Packard, dau. of Capt. Nathan and Lydia (Jackson)
Packard, b. about 1780, d. Dec. 30, 1819, ae. 39 ; m. (2) 1822, Clara
Augusta Packard, dau. of Elijah and Susanna (Beal) Packard of
West Bridgewater, who married after his death, William Keith of
Easton, and died Nov. 22, 1855, at North Bridgewater. Children
all born at North Bridgewater.
By first marrias^e :
I. Vesta®, b. Feb. 17, 1800. m. Silas Snow, son of Silas and Hannah
(Cole) Snow, his 2d wife.
II. Olive P.^ b. Dec. 21, 1802, d. Oct. 29, 1838, se. 36. m. Samuel
Thayer, son of Seth and Molly (Thayer) Thayer, b. about 1799, '^•
Sep. 14, 1837, ae. 38.
1. Ellis P.3 Thayer, b. March i, 1824.
2. Hiram^ Thayer, b. March 22, 1826.
3. Abby Louisa' Thayer, b. Dec. 12, 1827, d. May 31, 1877, se. 49.
m. Nov. 29, 1849, Samuel Tuck Packard, son of Alden and Persis
(Howard) Packard, b. Feb. 5, 1823, d. Oct. 10, 1864, ae. 41 ; enl.
Co. G, 56 Reg. Mass. Vols., and died at North Bridgewater from
disease contracted by exposure in the army. Children all b. at
North Bridgewater.
i. Herbert Samuel' " Packard, b. Sep. 2, 1850. m. Jan i, 1878, Elizabeth
Fisher Swayne of Boston.
ii. Waldo Henryi" Packard, b. March 19, 1853, d. Feb. 21, 1859.
iii. Alden Bradford^" Packard, b. June 29, 1855, d. March 5, 1859.
iv. Sumner Ellsworth' " Packard, b. March 9, i860.
V. Horace Edgar'" Packard, b. June 12, 1863.
4. Olive Jane' Thayer, b. March 3, 1832, d. in infancy.
5. Charles H.' Thayer, b. about August, 1835, d. March 4, 1836, se. 7
months.
6. Samuel Edwin' Thayer, b. about 1837.
III. AbigaiP, b. July 18, 1805, d. June 14, 1824, ae. 19.
IV, SamueP, b. Sep. 15, 1809, d. Feb. 25, 1851, at Newfane, N. Y.
70 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
V. Julia Adeline^ b. Feb. 5, 1814. m. (i) Calvin Artemus King, Jr. of
Norton ; m. (2) John Holmes of Norton.
1. Julia Adeline^ King.
2. a son.
VI. Lydia Weston^ d. March 9, 1864. m. Dec. 12, 1840, Hiram Dunbar,
son of Martin and Sally (Alger) Dunbar.
1. Sarah Augusta^ Dunbar, b. June 27, 1842. m. Aug. 28, 1862, Howard
T. Marshall.
2. Everett Henry^ Dunbar, b. June 8, 1844.
3. Herbert* Dunbar, b. Dec. 31, 1846.
4. Willard* Dunbar, b. July 11, 1849.
5. Walter^ Dunbar, b. Dec. 4, 1851.
6. Clara Packard' Dunbar, b. April 5, 1854.
7. Julia Hestella' Dunbar, b. Aug. 28, 1856.
8. Frank' Dunbar, b. Oct, i, 1858, d. Sep. 10, 1861.
9. Louisa Bates' Dunbar, b. April 18, 1861.
By second viarriage :
Vn. Nahum^ b. Aug. 30, 1830, d. Feb. 4, 1890, se. 59, at Marblehead'
Mass. m. Sep. 10, 1851, Adeline, dau. of Samuel and Adeline
(Howard) Harris of North Bridgewater, s. i. res. Brockton.
Lewis Dailey=Rebekah' Dickerman.
44. Rebekah' Dickerman, dau. of Manasseh* and Ruth (Ran-
dall) Dickerman (Ebenezer'*, John^, John", Thomas^, Thomas'), b.
about 1 780-1, d. May 6, 1850. m. Dec. 31, 1801, Lewis Dailey, son
of John Dailey, b. about 1757, d. June 23, 1823, ae. 66. He had
been m. previously to Mary Willis of Easton, by whom he had
six children. Children of Rebekah, all b. at North Bridgewater.
I. Zoa Bailey^ b. 1802. m. Hezekiah Simmons.
n. Daniel D.^ b. 1804. m. Nov. 20, 1833, Eliza Reynolds of
Sydney, Maine.
HI. Mary Ann^ b. 1806. m. Oct. 15, 1826, Albert Mitchell, son of
Eliphalet and Hannah (Howard) Mitchell of Easton. Removed
to Oregon.
IV. Rebekah*, b. Feb. 1809, d. March 28, 1 871, at Easton. m. Enoch P.
Towne of Easton, b. Sep. 11, 1806, d. Dec. i, 1879, at Easton. She
was his second wife.
V. Alonzo D,^ b. 181 1. m. 1836, Betsy Lincoln of Taunton.
VI. Lewis^ b. 1816. m. (i) Nancy Faught ; m. (2) 1838, Ellen Bagley of
Portland, Maine; m. (3) April 25, 1844, Frances C. Bagley of
Portland. She d. Dec, 1849, se. 21, having had three children.
VII. Sarah B.^ b. 1818. m. Sep. 7, 1837. Timothy Remick of Cornish,
Maine, b. March 30, 1810, d. Feb. 7, 1888, se. 'j-j, at Easton.
AT NORTH BRIDGEWATER. 7I
Benjamin F/ Dickerman=Zibia Bryant.
45. Benjamin Franklin' Dickerman, son of Manasseh* and
Thirza (Bryant) Dickerman (Ebenezer", John\ John\ Thomas",
Thomas'), b. June 10, 1794, at North Bridgewater, Mass., d. Aug.
I, 1847, at Ozark, Mo. m. Feb. 21, 1817, Zibia' Bryant, dau. of
Cyrus' and Polly (Noyes) Bryant (Philip', Ichabod', Stephen"), b.
Dec. 19, 1795, d. Sep. 25, 1875 at Sherman, Texas. [Cyrus Bryant
was a brother of Peter Bryant the father of William Cullen
Bryant. Their father was Philip Bryant, son of Ichabod and Ruth
(Staples) Bryant, and their mother, the wife of Philip, was Silence
Howard, dau. of Dr. Abiel and Silence (Washbvxrn) Howard.
Among their earliest American ancestors were Abraham Shaw of
Dedham, Thomas Hayward and John Washburn of Duxbury,
Experience Mitchell of Plymouth, Samuel Packard of Hingham,
Rev. James Keith of Bridgewater and Samuel Edson of Salem.
Mitchell's History of Bridgewater^
In 1835 Benjamin F.' Dickerman removed to Springfield, Ills,
and about a year later to Waterloo, Ills. About 1840, he removed
again to Washington County, and about 1846 to Springfield, Mis-
souri, not long after which he died and was buried near Ozark.
I. Cyrus^ b. May 30, 1818, d. May 9, 1845, in Washington Co. Ills, m,
near Petersburg, Ind., Winifred, who died, s. i.
II. Polly Noyes^ b. Feb. 19, 1820, d. Oct. 4, 1820.
III. Mary Augusta Adelaide^ b. Sep. 6, 1821. m. James C. B.
Raid. (50)
IV. Benjamin Franklin^ b. Nov. 15, 1823, d. Dec. 3, 1830.
V. Esther Alma*, b. March 24, 1826, d. Dec. 7, 1850, unmarried.
VI. Charles Lyman^ b. March 2, 1828. m. Nancy J. Kimberling. (51)
VII. George Augustus^ b. Feb. 11,1830. m. (i) Mary A. Martin, m.
(2) Winifred W. Mooreo. (52)
VIII. James Henry*, b. Sep. 6, 1832. m. Elizabeth Hall. (53)
IX. Benjamin Franklin^ Jr., b. July 12, 1835. m. Sarah J. Robert-
son. (54)
X. John Thomas*, b. Oct. 13, 1838, at Waterloo. He was a soldier in
the Confederate army and was killed in the battle of Millikin's
Bend, La., June 6, 1863, unmarried.
XI. Daniel Bryant^ b. March 25, 1841, in Washington County, Ills. d.
1867, at Sherman, Texas, m. there Nov. 2, 1865, Sarah Tate Ely,
who died Feb. 15, 1869, in Benton Co. Arkansas.
I. Charles Franklin', b. Sep. 22, 1866, at Sherman, d. Sep. 2, 1869, in
Benton Co., Arkansas.
72 FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO ILLINOIS.
James C. B. Reid = Mary A. A.' Dickerman.
50. Mary Augusta Adelaide* Dickerman, dau. of Benjamin
Franklin' and Zibia (Bryant) Dickerman (Manasseh°, Ebenezer^,
John^, John^, Thomas'^, Thomas'), b. Sep. 6, 1821, d. April 3, i860,
at Centralia, Ills. m. March i, 1837, at Waterloo, Ills. James
Corbit Ball Reid, b. d. Dec. 24, 1864, both buried at Carlisle,
Ills. James C. B. Reid was a soldier in the war with Mexico, and
received three wounds at the battle of Buena Vista.
I. Mary Ann^ b. March 3, 1840, at Carthage, Ills., d. there April i,
1842.
II. William Henry Harrison^ b. Oct. 26, 1842, at Waterloo, m. Sep. i,
1880, at Cheyenne, Wyoming, Ella Adora Potter. He was a
soldier in the Union Army and was wounded at Dallas, Ga. Pen-
sioner : occupation, printer; res. Cheyenne, 1892.
1. Mary Alvira'", b. June 5, 1881, at Denver, Col.
2. James Andrew^", b. Nov. 25, 1883, at Cheyenne.
III. Lavinia Serena^ b. Jan. 11, 1845, d. Aug. 17, 1863, at Cairo, Ills.
IV. John Andrew^ b. Sep. 18, 1847. He was a soldier in the Union
army and was killed at the battle of Chickamauga, Tenn. Sep.
19-20, 1863.
V. James Leich^ b. Nov. 11, 1849. "i- Oct. 29, 1874, Margaret L.
Slade, res. Carlisle, Ills., where in 1892, he was a Justice of the
Peace, City Clerk, and Clerk of the Board of Education. A
painter by trade ; once a merchant.
1. Henry Harrison^", b. Jan. 15, 1877, d. April i, 1877.
2. Sophia Ann'°, b. Jan. 30, 1878.
3. Mary Ann"*, b. March 28, 1882.
VI. Ann Augusta Adelaide^ b. June 15, 1 851, at Waterloo, m. March
22, 1882, at Sherman, Texas, William J. Simpson, who died, res.
Sherman.
1. George Edgar'" Simpson, b. March 10, 1883, d. Sep. 8, 1884.
2. Egbert Neil'° Simpson, b. Sep. 22, 1885.
VII. Mary Celia Caroline^ b. Jan. 8, 1854, at Centralia, d. there March 11,
1 861.
Charles L.' Dickerman= Nancy J. Kimberling.
51. Charles Lyman* Dickerman, son of Benjamin Franklin^
and Zibia (Bryant) Dickerman (Manasseh*, Ebenezer', John', John^,
FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO TEXAS. 73
Thomas', Thomas'), b. at North Bridgewater, Mass., March 2, 1828.
m. March 8, 1849, at Ozark, Mo., Nancy Johnson Kimberling.
I. George Henry^ b. March 26, 1850, at Ozark, m. March 4, 1868, at
Sherman, Texas, Bettie Robbins.
1. Oscar Clarence'", b. Jan 14, 1869, at Sherman, m. July 13, 1887, at
Gainesville, Texas, Cornelia Anderson. Children born at Gaines-
ville.
i. Claude Allan>i, b. Jan. i, 1S89.
ii. Hallie May", b. Dec. 7, 1890.
2. Albert Sidney'*', b. Feb. 19, 1870, at Sherman.
3. Milton Brockett'", b. April 12, 1872, at Sherman.
4. Charles Lyman'-", b. May 21, 1874, at Gainesville.
5. Perry Lafayette'", b. Jan. 24, 1876, at Gainesville.
6. Lucian Leroy'^", b. Dec. 22, 1877, at Sherman.
7. Alma Ellen'", b. Sep. 6, 1884, at Gainesville, d. there June 10, 1B85.
II. Cyrus Augustus^ b. May 15, 1852, at Ozark, d. there Sep. 22, 1852.
III. Alma Jane^ b. Oct. 27, 1853, at Ozark, m. Oct. 18, 1871, at Sher-
man, John Elijah Lagsdon.
1. Benjamin Clyde'" Lagsdon, b. Oct. 11, 1872, at Sherman.
2. Jesse Clay" Lagsdon, b. Aug. 28, 1877, at Sherman, d. there Aug. 26,
1878.
3. Charles Henry'" Lagsdon, b. March 8, 1879, at Sherman, d. there June
30, 1879.
4. John William'" Lagsdon, b. Oct. 5, 1881, in Cooke Co., Texas.
5. Harry Allen'" Lagsdon, b. May 2, 1884, at Sherman.
IV. Mary Ellen^ b. Sep. 7, 1856, at Ozark, m. Oct. 15, 1873, ^^ Sherman,
Elisha Joseph Lagsdon. Children all born at Sherman.
1. William Ernest'" Lagsdon, b. Nov. 5, 1874.
2. Minnie Estella'" Lagsdon, b. May, 1876.
3. Josie'" Lagsdon, b. June 22, 1878, d. Jan. i, 1879.
4. Alma Clara'" Lagsdon, b. Sep. 18, 1882.
5. Sadie B.'" Lagsdon, b. July 19, 1885.
V. John Eugene^ b. Aug. 5, 1859, at Ozark, m. 1883, at Temple, Texas,
Elizabeth Robertson.
VI. Daniel Frederick", b. May 6, 1862, at Sherman, m. Dec. 25, 1888, at
Nocona, Texas, Ellen Taylor.
I. Clyde Stephen'", b. March 2, 1891, at Sherman.
VII. Emma Gertrude", b, April 10, 1866, at Sherman, m. (i) there
William Heffner, divorced; m. (2) July 12, 1891, at Nocona,
Matthew A. Joy.
74 THE FAMILY IN TEXAS.
VIII. Martha Florence^ b. Oct. i, 1868, at Sherman, m. July 24, 1887, at
Gainesville, Lee Wooden Basley. Children born at Gainesville.
1. Emmet Clay^^ Basle}', b. Sep. 10, 1S8S.
2. Nina Lota^° Basley, b. Oct. 30, 1890.
George A/ Dickerman = ] ^^"^ ^^''^i^^T''''
( Winifred W. Mooreo.
52. George Augustus^ Dickerman, son of Benjamin Franklin^
and Zibia (Bryant) Dickerman (Manasseh", Ebenezer^, John*,
John^, Thomas^ Thomas^), b. Feb. 11, 1830. m. (i) March 8, 1853,
at Sherman, Texas, Mary Ann Martin, who died there Oct. 28,
1854 ; m. (2) May 10, 1857, at Sherman, Winifred W, Mooreo.
res. Sherman, where his children were all born.
By first marriage :
I. Mary Zibia^ b. Feb. 10, 1854. m. Oct. 7, 1874, at Sherman, Lucius
Luske Stowe. res., 1892, White Bead Hill, Indian Ter.
1. Mary Dickerman'" Stowe.
2. George Neil'" Stowe.
3. Arthur'" Stowe.
By second j/iarrzage :
II. John Henry' Lyman, b. Feb. i, 1858. m. Oct. 4, 1882, at Sherman,
Burnetta Scott.
1. Augustus Scott'", b. Oct. 7, 1873.
2. Jessie Opel'", b. April 13, 1885.
3. Julia Franklin'", b. March 9, 1889.
4. Lucius Lyman'", b. Feb. 20, 1891.
III. Bertha Augusta^ b. Jan. 28, 1865. m. Nov. 11, 1885. at Sherman,
Robert Wallace Gates, res. Sherman, where their children were
born.
1. Charles'" Gates, b. Aug. 22, 1886.
2. Louise'" Gates, b. Oct. 11, 1888.
IV. Josephine Delilah^ b. Aug. 21, 1867. m. Feb. 16, 1888, at Sherman,
George Havelock Rigby.
George A.^ Dickerman went to Sherman, Texas, alone, a mere
boy, in 1852, and writes of his life there : " I followed various
occupations and was elected Justice of the Peace. In 1861 I went
into the Confederate army as a Lieutenant ; in June, 1863, was at
Millikin's Bend, Louisiana, and was wounded in both arms, losing
AT SHERMAN. 75
my right arm and having the left permanently disabled ; was pro-
moted to the rank of Captain for gallantry on the battle-field, and
was granted an indefinite leave of absence. Before I had learned
to write with my maimed left hand I was elected, without opposi-
tion, to the office of County Clerk. For six years I was disfran-
chised by the United States military government of Texas, and
engaged in the newspaper business, in which I did well. As soon
as permitted by the government I became a candidate for County
Clerk and held the office for thirteen consecutive years, sometimes
without opposition, and always in spite of it. And now, at the
age of sixty-two years, in good health, and with the world around
me full of friends, and not an enemy on the broad earth, I am
ready to yield up my stewardship whenever the Good Master
calls."
James H.' Dickerman= Elizabeth Hall.
53. James Henry^ Dickerman, son of Benjamin Franklin^ and
Zibia (Bryant) Dickerman (Manasseh", Ebenezer^ John\ John^,
Thomas'^, Thomas'), b. Sep. 6, 1832, d. Aug. 1863, in Grayson
County, Texas, m. July 21, 1852, at Ozark, Missouri, Elizabeth
Hall, dau. of William Wilson and Nancy (Ewbank) Hall, b. June
7, 1834, in Washington County, Illinois. [William Wilson Hall,
b. March 4, 1804, in Franklin County, Georgia, d. June 6, 1885, in
Calaveras Covmty, California, m. Dec. 15, 1823, Nancy Ewbank,
b. Nov. 16, 1806, in Jackson County, Georgia, d. Nov. 23, 1887, in
San Joaquin County, California. Both were buried at Burwood
cemetery.]
Mrs. Dickerman m. (2) Sep. 29, 1872, at Linden, Cal., Green B,
Lowry. A farmer, res. 1892, Oak Dale, Stanislaus County, Cal.
I. Viola Imogene^ b. April 30, 1855, at Sherman, Texas, m. Sep. 5,
1880, at Stockton, Cal., William Thomas Hall, b. March 29, 1859,
in Gillespie County, Texas, res., 1892, Stockton. Clerk in a
hardware store.
1. Edith Clementine^" Hall, b. June 29, 1881.
2. Lottie Josephine'" Hall, b. June 20, 1884.
3. Chester B.'" Hall, b. April 8, 1891.
II. John Randolph^ b. Sep. 3, 1857, in Grayson Co., Texas, d. March 13,
1889, at Burwood, Cal. unmarried.
III. Cora Alice^ b. Aug. 30. i860, at Whitesboro, Texas, m. March 19,
1876, at Burwood, Cal., James Franklin Copeland, b. Dec. 29,
1856, in Christian Co., Missouri. A farmer, res., 1892, Oak Dale,
Stanislaus Co., Cal. Children all born at Burwood.
7^ THE FAMILY IN TEXAS.
1. Henry Arthur'" Copeland, b. May lo, 187S.
2. Oliver Fleetwood"* Copeland, b. Jan. 16, 1880.
3. James Linzy'° Copeland, b. Nov. 16, 1882.
4. Susan Elizabeth'" Copeland, b. Jan. 14, 1885.
5. George Albert'" Copeland, b. March 13, 1888.
6. William Reuben" Copeland, b. Sep. 13, 1889.
7. Herbert Luther'" Copeland, b. Aug. 23, 1891, d. Dec, 1891.
IV. James Henry^, b. Nov. 10, 1864, at Whitesboro, Texas, res., 1892,
Oak Dale, Stanislaus County, Cal.
Benjamin F/ Dickerman, Jr. = Sarah J. Robertson.
54. Benjamin Franklin' Dickerman, Jr., son of Benjamin
Franklin' and Zibia (Bryant) Dickerman (Manasseh", Ebenezer',
John*, John', Thomas', Thomas'), b. July 12, 1835, in Sangamon
County, Illinois, d. April 2, 1874, at Sherman, Texas, m. Dec. 27,
1855, at Ozark, Mo., Sarah Jane Robertson.
I. Walter Scott^, b. Oct. 21, 1857, at Ozark, m. July 24, 1878, at Sher-
man, Belle Ely. Children born at Sherman.
1. Ora Lee'", b. June 25, 1879.
2. Clara'", b. Nov. 11, 1887.
II. Willliam Franklin^ b. March 20, i860, at Ozark, m. (i) May 25.
1882, at Sherman, Helen Finley, who died there Jan. 20, 1884; m.
(2) at Sherman, Oct. 14, 1885, Ada K. Chamberlain.
By first marriage :
I. Ethel'", b. June 25, 1883, at Sherman.
III. Charles Augustus^, b. Oct. 28, 1869, at Sherman.
Oliver' Dickerman = Baker.
46. Oliver' Dickerman, son of Manasseh" and Thirza (Bryant)
Dickerman (Ebenezer^ John^ John' Thomas', Thomas'), b. at
North Bridgewater, Mass. rem. to Princeton, Ills. m. Baker,
who d. Dec. 26, 1882.
I. Lucy A.s, b. Sep. 19, 1825. m. James M. Stirrell, b. 1822, d. 1873.
I. Mary A.^ Stirrell. 2. Thirza" Stirrell.
3. Josephine^ Stirrell. 4. E. 0.« Stirrell.
II. Austins, b. , 1827, d. , 1836.
III. Lutheran b. , 1829. m. Alfred Clark, who d. 1863.
I. Harry A.s Clark. 2. Alsah L.» Clark.
FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO ILLINOIS. '^'J
IV. Angelina^ b. 1822. m. Reuben Bird, b. 1830, d. 1867.
V. Melissa^, b. 1834, d. 1836.
VI. Oliver A.^ b. Feb. 2, 1838. m, Jan. i, i860, Mary Reid, dau. of
Bird and Emma Reid. Capt. Co. F, 44 Reg. Ills. Vols. res. Ash-
ley, Ills., 1892; Asher City, Texas, 1896.
1. Hattie B.^ 3. Mary A.»
2. Emma B.^ 4. John N."
VII. Thirza^ b. Jan. 27, 1840, d. 1891. m. J. P. Campbell.
I. John D.^ Campbell. 2. Joseph A.^ Campbell.
VIII. Charles A.*, b. Sep. 19, 1843, d. July 21, 1864, at Pine Blufif, Ark.
Sergeant Co. G, 13 Reg. Ills. Cavalry, unmarried.
IX. George F.^ b.' March 20, 1846. m. Josephine Mosser.
Lyman' Dickerman= Vienna Sproat.
47. Dea. Lyman' Dickerman, son of Manasseh^ and Thirza
(Bryant) Dickerman (Ebenezer^, John\ John', Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. April 18, 1805, at North Bridgewater (now Brockton), Mass., d.
June 27, 1866, of Bright's disease, at San Francisco, California,
m. May 16, 1824, at Middleboro, Mass., Vienna Sproat, dau. of
Leonard and Sarah (Richmond) Sproat, b. Jan. 30, 1806, at Mid-
dleboro, d. March 22, 1874, at San Francisco, Cal. : Both are
buried in Laurel Hill cemetery.
I. Rev. Lysander^ b. June 8, 1825, at North Bridgewater. m. June 29,
1858, at Boston, Louise Thayer, dau. of Joseph and Martha
(Greenough) Thayer.
I. Alice", b. Feb. 16, 1863, at Weymouth, Mass., d. Oct. 12, 1863.
11, Sarah Jane^ b. July 14, 1829, at Easton, Mass. m. Nov. 25, 1851, at
Providence, R. I., Francis Flint Forsyth, M.D., son of Dr. James
and Sarah (Burbank) Forsyth of Deering, N. H., b. May 8, 1824,
at Deering, d. March 11, 1894, at Providence.
1. Dr. Frank Lyman^ Forsyth, b. Feb. 13, 1854, at Hampton, N. H., d.
May II, 1895, at Providence, m. June 11, 1883, at New Haven,
Conn., Bertha Young Stevens, dau. of Robert and Adelia A.
(Young) Stevens. No children.
2. Walter Greenwood'' Forsyth, b. Oct. 20, 1865, at Weymouth, Mass.
3. Eva Maria Forsyth", b. Sep. 13, 1869, at Weymouth, d. Oct. 26, 1877.
III. Helen Louise^ b. March 8, 1848, at Providence, m. Jan. 22, 1867, at
San Francisco, Samuel Foster, son of James and Rachel (Lam-
78 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
bert) Foster of Dorchester, Mass., d. July 28, 1881, at San Fran-
cisco. Children born in San Francisco.
1. Helen Louise' Foster, b. Oct. 18, 1868, d. April 2, 1876.
2. Lyman Dickerman' Foster, b. May 8, 1872.
Lyman' Dickerman received such education as the public
schools of his day afforded, and such as an unusually inquiring
mind could gather from various sources. In 1825, he married
Vienna, the eldest daughter of Leonard Sproat of Middleboro,
Mass., a woman whose intellect was remarkably keen and pene-
trating. Their home early became an institution of learning. He
devoted himself to the study of music, and was intimately asso-
ciated with Lowell Mason. He assisted Mr. Mason in the prepar-
ation of Carmina Sacra, and taught music, sometime during the
early forties, in the Public Schools of Nantucket. In 1847 he
removed with his family to Providence, R. I., and was there in
business till 1849, when an offer to go to California separated him
temporarily from his family. He was one of the founders of the
First Congregational Chvirch of San Francisco, was an influential
and active member, and its senior deacon till the day of his death.
It was at his suggestion, and mainly through his influence that the
Rev. Andrew L. Stone, D.D., was called from Park Street church,
Boston, to its pastorate. By his spotless life, by his unflinching
integrity, and by his warm and loving heart which went out to the
homeless and friendless young men of early California life, he
held the affectionate esteem and admiration of a large and intelli-
gent circle. He and his wife are buried together in Laurel Hill
cemetery, near San Francisco, and the grass over their graves will
be kept perpetually green.
Lysander^ Dickerman was fitted for college at Phillips Academy,
Andover ; graduated at Brown University, 1851 ; Andover Theo-
logical Seminary, 1856 ; ordained pastor of the Congregational
church at Gloucester, Mass., 1858 ; called to Weymouth, Mass.,
1861, and remained there till 1867. He was under treatment for
nervous prostration in New Hampshire till 1869, when he spent a
year in Egypt ; was a student in Berlin University 1870-72 ; then
returning to America, was a pastor at Quincy, Ills., 1873-74 ; in
California, 1 874-1 880, since which time he has been a lecturer on
■'^Sypt'^l^Sy- O^ l^^s lectures, the following testimonial was given
by President W. F. Warren of Boston University, at the close of a
course delivered there, and was indorsed by the audience with a
risina: vote.
AT NORTH BRIDGEWATER. 79
"The public lecture course just concluded has been one of the most suc-
cessful ever delivered before this University.
" Whether viewed with respect to variety and freshness of matter, or to appro-
priateness of style, or to beauty of illustration, each lecture has been worthy of
high praise.
" It is believed that wherever intelligent communities are seeking to become
more intelligent, and especially wherever students are eager to be conducted by
the most eflfective methods into an understanding of the venerable primeval civ-
ilizations of the world, there such aids as those presented by Mr. Dickerman
will find hearty and deserved appreciation."
Miss Amelia B. Edwards, in writing for '' The Academy," Lon-
don, January 16, 1886, speaks also of these lectures and their
author :
"An earnest and devoted student of Egyptology, he is, perhaps, the only
transatlantic man of letters who can be said to be seriousb' qualifying himself
for a position among the Egyptologists of Europe."
Mr. Dickerman is the author of a number of valuable publica-
tions : The Egyptian Deities : A review of Thayer's Lexicon of the
New Testament and other papers in the Andover Review ; The
Hittites of the Bible, in the Journal of the American Geographical
Society, 1889 ; The Fayilm, in the same, 1892 ; Wotnan in Aficient
Egypt, the same, 1895 ; Mariette- Bey's Monu7nents of Upper Egypt,
Boston, 1890 ; The names of Jacob and Joseph in Egypt, Old Testa-
ment Student, 1888 ; The Etymology atid Synonyms of the Egyptian
word for Pyramid, in the Journal of the American Oriental
Society, besides many sermons and public addresses.
He received the degree of D.D. from Brown University, 1893,
and is a member of The American Oriental Society, Society of
Biblical Literature and Exegesis, Society of Biblical Archaeology,
London, res., 1896, The Washington Vietv, New York City.
By the death of Dr. F. F. Forsyth in 1894, and of his son in
1895, the city of Providence lost two physicians who were hon-
ored and beloved. Of the former it is said, " That he was deeply
interested in religious and educational affairs. For a time he
taught in the Alstead High School and Francestown Academy, in
New Hampshire ; then edited the Manchester Messenger and pub-
lished the first Directory of Manchester. After studying medi-
cine at Pittsfield, Mass., and Woodstock, Vt., he practiced at
Hampton, N. H., then at South Abington, Mass., and afterward at
Weymouth. He was on the School Boards of South Abington
80 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
and Weymouth, Superintendent of the Sunday School connected
with the Union Congregational Church of Weymouth and Brain-
tree, Deacon of the Old North Church and a Director of the Wey-
mouth and Braintree Institution for Savings. He was instru-
mental in organizing the Union Medical and Surgical Club, being
its first President, and when this club Avas incorporated as a
branch of the Massachusetts Medical Society, he was again elected
President. For a long period he was one of the Councilors of the
Massachusetts Medical Society. An honest, conscientious physi-
cian, many families have sadly missed his good judgment and
care."
"His son was a member of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Medical Societies and of the American Medical Association. His
medical education was at the Harvard Medical College where he
received the degree of M.D., and afterward continued his studies
in a post-graduate course. After spending a few months at Wey-
mouth, he removed to Providence, where he was engaged in a
large and successful practice. He was widely known in the city
and was a member of many social organizations."
Manasseh' Dickerman=Mary a. Hunt.
48. Manasseh' Dickerman, son of Manasseh" and Thirza
(Bryant) Dickerman (Ebenezer^, John', John', Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. d. March 12, 1848. m. Sep. 1833, at Milton, Mass., Mary
Ann Hunt, dau. of Gideon and Prudence (Crane) Hunt, grand-
dau. of Ephraim and Delight (Mann) Hunt, b. June 8, 1806, d.
April 12, 1846. They went to Illinois about 1836 or 1837, and
settled at Waterloo, Monroe County.
I. Melissa^ b. June 12, 1834, at Boston, Mass., d. July 30, 1866, at Mer-
rimac Point, Ills. m. Nov. 13, i860, in St. Clair County, Ills.,
Green Crowder.
1. William Henry* Crowder, b. Aug. 4, 1S61, at Waterloo, d. May 8,
1S89, at Merrimac Point, m. April 3, 1887 at Merrimac Point,
Margaret Smith.
i. Edward Mills" Crowder, b. Oct. 23, 18SS.
ii. Lucy Adaline'o Crowder, b. July 12, i88g.
2. Julia Adaline* Crowder, b. April 4, 1865, at Merrimac Point, d. Jan,
1882, at Harrisonville, Ills.
II. Lucretia^ b. Nov. 15, 1846, at Waterloo, m. Dec. 10, 1862, VolenaT.
White. They removed to Kankakee, and later to Chicago.
AT NORTH BRIDGEWATER. 8 1
John Hall=Thirza' Dickerman.
49. Thirza' Dickerman, dau. of Manasseh' and Thirza (Bryant)
Dickerman (Ebenezer^, John', John^, Thomas', Thomas'), m. July
5, 1824, John Hall, son of John Hall of Raynham, Mass.
Children, all b. at North Bridgewater.
I. John Davis^ b. April 8, 1825, d. June 12, 1864.
II. Francis Orlando*, b. April 13, 1827. m. Lucinda P. Burrill.
III. Benjamin Franklin*, b. May 25, 1829. m. Phebe Augusta Briggs.
IV. Elizabeth Terrill*, b. May 21, 1831. m. Elisha Hollis.
V. William Henry*, b. April 9, 1833. m. Nancy Hollis, dau. of Paul
Hollis of East Stoughton.
VI. James Lyman*, b. April 9, 1835. m. Elizabeth Taylor.
VII. Hester Ann*, b. Feb. 10, 1837. m. Andrew Jackson Frost, Co. F.
12 Reg. Mass. Vols., d. Aug. 29, 1862, in hospital.
VIII. Augustus Florentine*, b. Oct. 3, 1839. m. Susan E. Osborne, d.
Nov. 29, 1863.
IX. George Anthony^ b. Feb. 22, 1842. m. Mary M. Peck.
Daniel" Dickerman=Ruth Tuel.
41. Daniel" Dickerman, son of Ebenezer^ and Lydia (Gould)
Dickerman (John', John", Thomas^ Thomas'), b. June 9, 1775, d.
about 1802. m. March 20, 1777, Ruth Tuel (by Rev. Jno. Porter),
she d. 1792. He enlisted April 19, 1775, from Bridgewater ; again
March 4, 1776, served five days on the alarm at Squauton in
Dorchester, Capt. Nathan Packard's Co., Col. Edward Mitchell's
Regiment ; again July 22, 1780, served eleven days in Rhode
Island, Capt. David Packard's Co., Col. Eliphalet Cary's Regiment.
I. Daniel Tuel", b. 1792, d. 1821, se. 29. m. Aug. 1804, at Bridgewater,
Rebecca Smith, dau. of Joseph and Rebecca (Puffer) Smith, b.
April 25, 1785, d. Aug. 10, 1883.
1. Enoch*, m. Mercy H. Britton. (55)
2. Daniel*, b. 1809 at Easton, killed by an accident in blasting rocks at
Augusta, Maine, 1840. m. 1827, Hannah Cowen of Augusta.
i. Daniel*, lost at sea, ae. 22.
ii. Adeline', d. by accidental burning, as. 8.
3. Louise*, b. Oct. 27, 1811, m. 1B29, William Field, son of Guilford
and Ann (Howard) Field, b. 1807, at Quincy, Mass., d, there June
8, 1891, 36. 84. Mrs. Field is living at Quincy, i8g6, and furnishes
this record of her father's family.
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82 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
i. Louise' Field, b. Aug. 9, 1832. m. July 25, 1847, Charles Warner of
Marshfield, and has a son and a daughter both married.
ii. W. Augustus' Field, b. Oct. 6, 1835. m. Sep. 20, 1S69, Electa E. Bumham
of Stoughton, and has two daughters living at home, at Quincy.
iii. Lizzie' Field, b. May 10, 1837. m. Daniel Vining of Weymouth,
iv. Charles' Field, b. March, 1848. m. June 26, 1869, Mary J. Emerson. A
son and a daughter died young. Another son is living at home in
Quincy. " All are doing well."
4. Silvia^ b. June 12, 1813, d. Sep. 2, 1882. m. William Tillson of
Randolph, s. i.
5. Orin^ b. July 2, 1815.
6. Ira^, b. Aug. 6, 1818, d. Dec. 24, 1888, leaving two sons who live in
Bridgewater.
Mrs. Field writes, " Daniel Tuel Dickerman was an only child.
His mother died when he was five days old, and his father when he
was at the age of ten. His uncle Manasseh took him into his
family, and he lived in that house till he was married. This is
what has always been told me concerning my father. It is a long
time since I saw any of the family of Manasseh, not since I was
nine years of age. I am now in my eighty-fifth year, having lived
in Quincy seventy-one years and with my husband sixty-three
years. He carried on the granite business forty-eight years with
good success and passed to the higher life in 1891, ae. 84, honored
and beloved. Father belonged to the Easton Light Infantry and
was drafted at the time of the war of 181 2. He was stationed at
Plymouth. When peace was declared he returned home, and soon
after bought an estate in Bridgewater, now called Brockton, where
he passed the rest of his life."
" William Field was early inured to labor, his parents being
poor. His father died when he was twelve years old, and not long
after this, in 182 1, he began to work in the granite quarries, which
were then beginning to attract attention ; and from that time until
his death was identified with every step in the development of this
great industry. For over seventy years he was connected with
the ledges, the men, the machinery, the labors and successes of the
enterprise, till he had seen the associates of his early toil fall one
by one, and he was left hale and vigorous, the oldest granite man
in Quincy, and the last of the pioneer quarrymen.
He learned stone cutting, which he followed for eight years,
working during the time on stone for Bunker Hill monument,
the New York Exchange and other buildings of note.
In 1839, he with others formed the Franklin Granite Campany.
Eighteen months later he entered into partnership with the late
AT EASTON. 83
Eleazer Frederick, and the firm of Frederick & Field has been
one of the most prosperous in the city. They did a large amount
of building in Boston for fifteen or twenty years, and afterward
made a specialty of monumental work.
From small beginnings and work done by hand the business
has grown to about $100,000 per annum, using labor-saving
machinery, run by expensive engines for hoisting, polishing, cut-
ting and drilling. They have furnished material for public build-
ings and monuments in all parts of the United States from New
England to New Orleans and California." — Quincy Ledger, June p,
1891.
Enoch' Dickerman= Mercy H. Britton.
55. Enoch* Dickerman, son of Daniel Tuel'and Becka (Smith)
Dickerman (Daniel", Ebenezer^, John\ John^, Thomas", Thomas'),
b. at Easton, d. at Vineland, N. J., ae. (70). m. Aug. i, 1825,
Mercy H. Britton, dau. of William and Mercy (Seelee) Britton of
Easton, b. Sep. 14, 1795, ^- May i, 1865, se. 69 yrs. 7 mos. 14 days,
res. North Bridgewater, Mass.
I. Mercy Seelee^. m. Dec. i, 1842, Shepard Allen Burnham, son of
Philander and Electa (Beals) Burnham of St. Albans, Vt. He d.
June 2, 1895.
1. Harriet'" Burnham. m. J. Freeman Porter, res. Stoughton.
2. Electa E.'° Burnham. m. Sep. 20, 1869, W. Augustus Field, res.
Quincy. (41, i, 3, ii.)
3. Charles'" Franklin Burnham, rem. to California.
4. Sanford^" Burnham, rem. to California.
5. Helen"* Burnham, died young.
6. W. Elmer'" Burnham, died young.
7. Sarah'" Burnham. m. Matthewson, res. Brockton.
8. Arthur'" Burnham, d. at age of 21, at Stoughton.
II. Harriet' Gardner. m.'Mark Lothrop of Stoughton.
III. Enoch Emerson^ m. Jane Briggs, dau. of Hosea Briggs of
Stoughton.
IV. Charles^ d. at age of 22 at Stoughton.
V. Shepard V.^ b. 1842, d. Sep. 30, 1843, ae. 10 mos.
James' Dickerman = Joanna Grossman.
42. James" Dickerman, son of Ebenezer^ and Lydia (Gould)
Dickerman (John\ John', Thomas^, Thomas'), b. at Easton, May,
1763, d. there Dec. 2, 1807. m. Jan. 10, 1788, Joanna Grossman,
84 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
dau. of Joseph and Mary (Curey) Grossman, b. 1763, d. Aug. 18,
1843. Children all born in Easton.
I. Mary'.b. Sep. 29, 1788, d. Feb. 27, 1873. rn- (0 Nov. 10, 1805, Lieut.
James Clapp of Stoughton, who d. Aug. i, 18 10, leaving two chil-
dren, " who died unmarried ;" m. (2) Asa Capen of Stoughton, and
had a large family.
n. James', b. Nov. 23, 1791. m. Sally Randall. (56)
in. Joanna', b. March 29, 1795. "^- Oct. 30, 1813, Wendall Seaver of
Bridgewater.
I. Charles* Seaver, res. Stoughton.
IV, IssACHER'', b. Nov. 2, 1798. m. Ann Bent Stevens. (57)
V. Rhoda', b. Dec. 4, 1800. m. May 16, 1825, Asahel Wade, son of
David and Chloe (Drake) Wade, b. Aug. 20, 1799.
1. Rhoda J.^ Wade. m. Oct. 30, 1881, Elbridge G. Morse of Easton, son
of Lion and Polly (Ripley) Morse.
2. Hiram^ Wade, b. July 24, 1828, d. April i, 1830.
3. Hiram Bradford* Wade, b. Feb. 6, 1837, d. Oct. 13, 1839.
VI. Lucius', b. Feb. 2, 1804, d. . m. (i) Perry; m. (2) Sarah
Harris; m. (3) Elvira Litchfield. (58)
James' Dickerman= Sally Randall.
56. James' Dickerman, son of James^ and Joanna (Grossman)
Dickerman (Ebenezer^, John\ John^, Thomas', Thomas'), b. Nov.
23, 1791, at Easton, d. there Sep. 18, 1865. m. Dec. 29, 181-, Sally
Randall, dau. of Daniel and Molly (Randall) Randall of Easton,
b. June 28, 1797, at Easton, d. there June 3, 1886. Children all b.
at Easton.
I. Betsey*, b. Oct. 16, 1818. m. April 10, 1837, Jason Tinkham, son of
Rev. John and Zeruiah (Blish) Tinkham, b. Sep. 17, 1815, at
Easton, d. there Sep. 30, 1887. Children all b. at Easton.
1. Mary E.' Tinkham, b. July 22, 1839. m. Clifford Bird, son of
Luther and Lydia Harvey (Randall) Bird, b. June 28, 1844, at
Easton, d. Dec. 20, 1889, in Mass. Hospital at Boston. She was
his 2d wife.
2. Jason Manly' Tinkham, b. July 10, 1842, enl. 14th Battery Mass. Light
Artillery, wounded at Petersburg and d. Sep. 2, 1864, at Washing-
ton, D. C.
3. David B.' Tinkham, b. Feb. 6, 1845, m. Oct. 24, 1877, Minnie
Bright of Canton. Two children.
4. J. Herman' Tinkham, b. Nov. 7, 1849, d. Jan 26, 1S68.
AT EASTON. 85
5. Sarah F.® Tinkham, b. Aug. 7, 1852. m. Sep. 5, 1873, Orville M.
Tilden, son of Francis and Alvera M. Tilden, b. June 16, 1848, at
Easton. One child.
6. Ella 0.« Tinkham, b. April 28, 1855, d. June 8, 1868.
7. Lillie 0.« Tinkham, b. May 15, 1858.
8. Ida Mary' Tinkham, b. March 21, 1863. m. Dec. 30, 1885, Michael
H. Dewyer. One child.
II. Mary RandalP, b. Sep. 18, 1820, d. Aug. 21, 1826.
III. Zopher**, b. Sep. 14, 1823, at Easton. m. Jan. 30, 1849, Nancy J.
Webster, dau. of Isaac and Betsey Webster of North Bridgewater.
Children all b. at Taunton.
1. Henry Lee', b. July 29, 1849.
2. Zopher Emery', b. Aug. 23, 1853.
3. Isaac Channing', b. Jan. 15, 1855.
4. James A.', b. March 25, 1857, d. Aug. 23, 1859.
5. James', b. Oct. 12, i860.
6. Nella', b. Nov. 15, 1864.
IV. James Warren^ b. July 27, 1826, at Easton. m. April 24, 1853, Eliz-
abeth L. Marshall, dau. of Ambrose R. and Rhoda C. (Wild)
Marshall, b. March i, 1833. Children all b. at Easton.
1. Sarah Elizabeth', b. Dec. 29, 1853. m. June 3, 1878, Rev. Sylvester
Hamilton Day. No children.
2. Alice Gary', b. May 14, 1859.
3. Carrie May', b. Nov. 10, i860.
4. Anna Lester', b. Aug. 18, 1864.
5. Hattie Evelyn', b. Feb. 24, 1867. m. Nov. 24, 1887, John A.
Brownell of Taunton. One child.
6. Grace', b. Feb. 13, 1873.
7. James Herman', b. Dec. i, 1876.
V. Daniel Webster^ b. Sep. 17, 1828. m. Feb. 26, 1854, Sarah Reed
Buck, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Reed) Buck, b. Nov. 27, 1836,
at Easton. Children all b. at Easton.
1. Leonora', b. Aug. 27, 1854. m. June 28, 1876, Alfred H. Pratt of
Dorchester. No children.
2. Mary A.', b. Sep. 12, 1856.
3. Charles W.', b. Jah. 6, 1859.
4. Eddie Walter', b. March 21, 1862.
5. Sarah Frances', b. July 16, 1864. m. Dec. 26, 1887, Caleb F. Lovell
of Hyde Park, Mass. One child.
6. Julia Buck', b. Oct. 26, 1870.
VI. Sarah Frances-, b. April 17, 1831, d. June 27, 1852. m. March 2,
1851, Charles Carr, son of Alpheus and Eliza (Bird) Carr, b.
May 15, 1827.
86 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
VII. John Quincy^ b. Dec. 25, 1833, at Easton. m. (i) March 8, 1858,
Julia, dau. of Levi and Rachel (Sumner) French of North Bridge-
water, b. Jan. 9, 1840, d. Oct. 10, 1864; m. {2) Aug. 5, 1866, Ade-
line A. French, her sister, b. Dec. 10, 1837.
By first 7narriage :
1. Adelia Louise^, b. 1858, d. Dec. 2, 1864.
By second 7/iarrzage : All born at Easton.
2. Etta^ b. March 14, 1867. m. April 21, 1S92, at Easton (by Rev. W. L.
ChafSn), Harry Forest Burnham, son of Robert and Mary M.
(Brightmar) Burnham of Stoughton.
3. Willie E.9, b. Oct. 25, 1868, d. July 26, i86g.
4. a daughter, b. July 31, 1870, d. Aug. 10, 1870.
5. Ella Louise\ b. Oct. 11, 1873.
6. Helen E.^ b. Dec. 12, 1876, d. Aug. 13, 1877.
7. Albert S.^ b. April 28, 1880.
VIII. Charles Raynor^ b. June 10, 1836. m. June 8, 1862, Hannah S.
Packard of Easton, dau. of Lyman and Fidelia (Monk) Packard,
b. Jan. 12, 1840, at Easton. Reside at Whitman, Mass. Child :
I. Walter Eugene^, b. March 27, 1865. m, Oct. 3, 1884, (?XJerusha J.
White. x_^ ^&?Tib-{%^0'|.uoj\i^:gp^/^
IX. Jason Sanford^ b. Jan. 27, 1840, d. Sep. 19, 1841. S (S /^
IssACHER' Dickerman=Ann B. Stevens. :,,-p^^/T
57. Issacher' Dickerman, son of James' and Joanna (Cross-
man) Dickerman (Ebenezer', John', John^, Thomas', Thomas'), b.
Nov. 2, 1798, in Easton, Mass. ; left Easton for Marlboro in 1816.
m. 1820, Ann Bent Stevens, dau. Daniel and Eunice Stevens
of Marlboro. Contractor and builder. Children born at Marl-
boro.
I. Daniel Stevens^ b. March 4, 1821, d. Nov. 26, 1889, at Boston, m.
, 1845, Elizabeth Townsend Holman, dau. of John and Eliza-
beth Holman. m. (2) 1853, Maria E. Roberts, dau. of John
and Elizabeth Roberts of Boston. He graduated at Gates Acad-
emy, Marlboro, studied dentistry at Salem, and graduated from
the Penn Dental College with the degree of Doctor of Dental
Surgery. He commenced practice in Taunton in 1843, and after
1869 practiced two days in a week also in Boston, where he was
President and Professor in the Dental College. Children born at
Taunton.
AT TAUNTON. 8/
1. Henry^ b. April ii, 1846, d. June 22, 1857.
2. Annie Maria^, b. April 13, 1854, Grad. Vassar Coll., 1875, d. March
10, 1882. m. March 3, 1881, C. N. Andrews, of Easton.
3. Henry Brown'', b. July 13, 1857, d. Jan. 18, 1876.
4. Frank Roberts', b. July 25, 1868, passed two years in Harvard Coll.,
and continued his studies in Harvard Dental College.
II. James Madison^ b. Sep. 26, 1823, d. Aug. 26, 1888. m. 1852, Harriet
N. Lacaine, s. i. Inn holder.
III. Eunice Stevens^ b. Nov. 2, 1825, d. Dec. 2, 1843 : teacher.
IV. John O.^ b. May 11, 1828, d. March 11, 1889, at Taunton, m. 1849.
Jane Townsend, dau. of Almond and Clarissa Townsend of
Taunton. He studied dentistry with his brother and took the
degree of D.D.S. at Boston Dental College.
1. Charles RandalP, b. Aug. 21, 1849. rn- Oct. 24, 1871, Emma Cum-
mings, dau. of Henry and Sally Cummings of Berkeley. Dentist.
Children born at Taunton.
i. Harry R.i", b. Oct. 20, 1872.
ii. Minnie'", b. June 18, 1875.
iii. Frederick"*, b. Dec. 6, 1876, d. in 5 mos.
iv. Clarissa", b. Oct. 6, 1887.
2. William Townsend', b. Sep. 22, 1850. m. Sep. 12, 1877, Clara N.
Dyer, dau. of Asa M. and Elizabeth Dyer of Weymouth. Dentist.
Children born at Taunton.
i. William Carlton'", b. May 3, 1878.
ii. Ralph Waldo'", b. Dec. 3, 1880.
3. Clarissa Ann-', b. July 18, 1859, died in infancy.
V. Lydia Ann^, b. 1830, d. Oct. 1843.
VI. Ann Maria^ b. d. in infancy.
VII. Joseph CoggswelP, b. April 26, 1835. m. Helen Chase, dau. Henry
and Mary (Coffin) Chase, of Nantucket. He served in Mass. 4th
Regiment Light Artillery in 1861 : molder.
1. Charles Mason', b. June 10, 1861, at N. Bedford.
2. Maria Frances', b. Aug. 5, 1869, at Taunton.
3. May Adaline', b. Aug. 17, 1871.
4. Harriett B.' b. Sep. 29, 1876, at Dighton.
VIII. Benjamin Franklin**, b. Sep. 19, 1836, d. Oct. 7, 1857 : student of
dentistry.
IX. Rufus^ b. July 19, 1839, d. Nov. 1843.
X. Ruth Caroline^ b. July 19, 1839: twin with Rufus. m. June 2, 1856,
Theodore A. Burt, son of Nathaniel and Rebecca Burt of Taunton :
builder.
88 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
I. Harriet T.^ Burt, b. in Berkeley, April 27, 185S. m. Jan. 11, 1877,
John W. Haine of Mesopotamia, Ohio, son of William and Mary
Haine of England : merchant.
i. Harry Burti" Haine, b. June 30, 1878.
ii. Eugene Wesley ^'' Haine, b. April 15, 1883.
iii. Rollin Fisheri" Haine, b. May i, 1888.
XI. Rufus C.*, supposed to have died in the uplands of South America,
possibly in Peru or Chili.
Lucius' Dickerman= \ ^^^^^ H. Washburn,
( Elvira Litchfield.
58. Lucius' Dickerman, son of James", and Joanna (Crosman)
Dickerman (Ebenezer*, John\ John^, Thomas^, Thomas^), b. Feb.
2, 1804, d. Aug. 5, 1868, ae. 63. m. (i) Perry, m. (2) Sarah Harris
Washburn, dau. of Levi and Sarah Washburn, d. Nov. 7, 1838, in
her 28th year. Epitaph on her tombstone, " Thus dies the youth
in fairest home." m. (3) Elvira Litchfield, b. March 23, 1818, in
Scituate, Mass., d. March 30, 1870, ae. 52. Tailor.
I. Betsey P.* m. Monroe.
1. Granville C Monroe, m. Sep. 19, 1888, Nellie F. Wilson, of Hanson.
2. Wm. Irvin' Monroe, d. young.
3. Lucy H.' Monroe, d. Oct. 28, 1822, se. 7 years.
II. Lucy A.^ b. 1833, d. Nov. 14, 1859, ae. 26}4 years.
Bjy third marriage.
III. Lucius Y?, b. Jan. 28, 1841, at East Bridgewater. m. March 17, 1861,
Josephine A. Leach, b. at North Bridgewater, June 20, 1842, res.
East Bridgewater.
1. Lillian A.', b. March 31, 1863, at East Bridgewater, d. May 20, 1863.
2. Wallace E.^, b. Sep. 9, 1867, at East Bridgewater, d. Feb. 13, 1871.
IV. Elvira D. O.^ b. Jan. 7, 1842. m. Feb. 1859, Lucien B. Leach.
1. Ellie Bradford' Leach, b. Jan. 28, i86r, in North Bridgewater.
2. Alma' Leach, b. Feb. 16, 1863, d. Feb. 26, 1863.
3. Lucius C Leach, b. March 4, 1864, d. Aug. 29, 1864.
4. Effie V.s Leach, b. March 28, 1867.
5. Charles E.» Leach, b. March 21, 1882.
V. Lorelia V. M.^ b, Jan. 21, 1843 in E. Bridgewater, d. Jan. 26, 1847.
VI. Charles M.^ b. March 27, 1848. m. Nellie Townsend.
VII. Lorelia V.^ b. Nov. 15, 1851. m. Sep. 29, 1870, Arthur P. Alden of
Bridgewater.
AT EAST BRIDGEWATER. 89
1. Mabel F.^ Alden, b. Feb. 2, 1872.
2. George A.^ Alden, b. July 21, 1S74.
3. Harry P.'' Alden, b. June 15, 1876, d. Aug. 11, 1876.
4. Forest C.« Alden, b. May 26, 1880, d. July 17, 18S0.
5. Chester L.^ Alden, b. Sep. 8, 1882, d. July 21, 1883.
6. Ethel V.» Alden, b. Jan. 25, 18S5.
VIII. Ephraim T.*, b. June 25, 1854, d. July 22, 1854.
IX. Lauraett A.^ b. Oct. 20, 1856, in East Bridgewater. m. Nov. 26,
1874, Charles G. Cox, of Marshfield, who d. Dec. 9, 1874. m. 2nd.
Feb. II, 1876, Fred. L. Brown of East Bridgewater.
CHAPTER VI.
SAMUEL^ DICKERMAN OF STOUGHTON.
" But when a Race, tending by vale and hill
Free flocks, contented with its rude domain —
Bursts the hard bondage with its own great will.
Lets fall the sword when once it rends the chain
And, flushed with Victory, can be human still —
There blest the strife."
—''William Tell" Schiller.
The experiences of the colonial period were a training for
national life. A century and a half of struggle with wild forces
in a new country culminated in the war of independence and the
birth of the republic.
What made this uprising more than a short-lived rebellion was
the solid virtue of the common people. Habits of toil and fru-
gality had disciplined them to endurance. Long and unremitting
defence of their homes from the cunning and ferocity of savages
had made them so familiar with danger that its terrors were gone.
The simplicity and freedom of their ways at home and among
their neighbors had intensified the traditional feeling against
tyranny till the thought of it was unbearable.
The people of the colonies had become the people of America.
They had grown and strengthened and drawn together in the
unity of common interests, from the rocky coasts of Maine to the
palmetto-clad shores of Georgia.
This family had its full share in the movement. In the French
and Indian war, Thomas', Ebenezer' and Samuel' were in the ranks.
But now, twenty years later, with a new generation to draw from,
at least eleven, perhaps a twelfth, caught the spirit of the hour
and became soldiers of the revolution.
Of John"s sons, only the name of Peter' is found on the muster
rolls. But Ebenezer"s, with one exception, are all there, and this
one was too young for service, if indeed he had not died before.
Three sons of Samuel' are enrolled in like manner, and tradition
AT STOUGHTON. 9I
says that the eldest, who then lived in New Hampshire, was with
Prescott and Warren at Bunker Hill.
Their service seems to have been that of " minute men " rather
than for long periods or distant campaigning. In most cases they
were called out on a sudden emergency and returned after a few
days to their homes.
Those times were full of feverish excitement, with mingled
apprehensions and hopes. It was another thing to be in arms
against the mother country, from fighting Indians or carrying on
a border strife with the French. This was a struggle with their
own kindred and a breaking away from immemorial ties. It was
the entrance upon new political conditions, as untried as were the
forests to the first settlers. The same qualities were required as
then, and the same were found.
In the return of peace, too, there was no return to old condi-
tions. The new government was an experiment in popular rule.
There was no telling how long it would last or whether it might
not drift into disorder. And so, as before, the stability of society
depended on the character of the people. The fact that there was
stability shows that the people were equal to their trust.
SamueP Dickerman, the father, lived at Stoughton and brought
up his family there. His oldest son, whose name was also Sam-
uel^, married at the age of twenty-one, and soon after went to live
at Francestown, N. H. It was not far from the same time that his
cousin Lemuel" went to Brattleboro ; and as he became identified
with that place, so Samuel" and his family were henceforth identi-
fied with Francestown.
Lemuel" Dickerman, the second son, lived in Roxbury. He
had but one son, who died unmarried. A large family of
davighters, however, remained and have many descendants.
Enoch" Dickerman, the fourth son, went to New Hampshire
about ten years after his older brother, and engaged in manufac-
turing at Pembroke.
Ezra" Dickerman, the youngest, remained at Stoughton, which,
in that particular part, was now called Canton.
The other brother, Elijah", has left few traces by which we
can learn of his course after the war. The same is true of his
cousins, Jaazaniah" and Comfort."
92 FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Samuel' Dickerman= Rebecca Bent.
9. Samuel' Dickerman, son of John' and Mary (Tucker) Dick-
erman (John^, Thomas' Thomas'), b. Feb. 6, 1721-2, at Stoughton,
d. about 1778. m. Rebecca Bent, dau. of John and Elizabeth
(Badcocke) Bent of Milton, b. about 1731, d. May 9 or 17, 1798,
ae. 67. She m. (2) Feb. 26, 1784, Peter Talbot. He was in the
French and Indian war; enlisted May 3, 1757, in Maj. and Capt.
Stephen Miller's Co. of Stoughton.
I. SAMUEL^ b. May 9, 1750. m. (i) Bathsheba Lewis; m. (2) Persis
Richardson. (59)
II. Lemuel^ b. about 1751. m. Elizabeth Payson. (60)
III. Elijah^ b. about 1753. m. Letty
IV. EIizabeth^ b. prob. about 1755. m. April 19, 1775, Benjamin Sil-
vester of Canton.
"In 1 801, Samuel Dickerman of Francestown, N. H., blacksmith,
Lemuel Dickerman of Roxbury, cordwainer, and Benjamin Sil-
vester, and Elizabeth, his wife of Canton, yeoman, conveyed to
Ezra Dickerman of Canton, land in Canton." — Norfolk Co. La7id
Records.
V. Enoch*, b. April 19, 1758. m. Sarah Wales. (61)
VI. Ezra'', b. July 10. 1760. m. Elizabeth Wales. (62)
Samuel" Dickerman = j Bathsheba Lewis.
' Persis Richardson.
59. Samuel" Dickerman, son of SamueP and Rebecca (Bent)
Dickerman (John\ John', Thomas", Thomas'), b. May 9 (bap. 20),
1750, in Stoughton, d. June 9, 1824, in Francestown, N. H. m. (i)
Oct. 30, 1 77 1, Bathsheba Lewis, dau. of John and Abigail Lewis
of Dedham. She was bap. Sep. 24, 1752, and received to full com-
munion in the First church of that place June 2, 1771, d. May i,
1773. She had an older brother, David, and in 1771 David Lewis
deeded to Samuel Dickerman, blacksmith, of Milton, Mass.,
seventy-one acres of land in Francestown, now the Otis Hall
place. The names of Mr. and Mrs. Dickerman appear among the
original eighteen members who organized the church in Frances-
town, Jan. 27, 1773. He is said to have been one of the party
who, on the night of Dec. 16, 1773, emptied the British tea into
Boston harbor ; also to have been at the battle of Bunker Hill,
AT FRANCESTOWN. 93
where he carried a sword that is now in possession of his grandson,
Mr. LeAvis Dickerman of North Tunbridge, Vt. He m. (2) Aug.
22 or Sep. 15, 1774, Persis Richardson of Litchfield, N. H., b.
there July 3, 1751, d. Sep. 12, 1827, in Francestown. In the record
she is called his cousin.* Children all born in Francestown.
By first marriage :
I. Hannah^ b. Sep. 28, 1772, d. July 21, 184.5. i"- Jacob Farrington,
who d. May 29, 1842. They settled in Holland, Erie Co., N. Y.
By second viarriage :
II. Rebecca\ b. June 23, 1775, d. April 29, 1799. m. Ebenezer Far-
rington.
III. Abigail Persis\ b. Sep. 15, 1777. m. 1797, Jacob Vose. (63)
IV. Samuel', b. May 2, 1779. m. (i) Mary Lewis ; (2) Jane Cilley. (64)
V. Lemuel', b. July 28, 1781, d. Feb. 15, 1813. married and had two
children who both died young. His widow m. (2) a Mr. Curtice,
and in 1843 '^^as living in Ithaca, N. Y.
VI. Elijah', b. July 20, 1783. m. (i) March 25, 1806, Emma Whitney :
m. (2) July 15, 1835, Betsey Ainsworth ; m. (3) March 21, 1853,
Fanny A. Spencer. (65)
VII. Abigail', b. Oct. 7, 1785, d. June 5, 1861. m. Nov. 3, 1809, Ben-
jamin Stevens. (66)
VIII. Betsey', b. April 21, 1788, d. June 29, 1859. m. Sep., 1809, Charles
Fry Hutchinson. (67)
IX. Sally', b. April 21, 1788, a twin to Betsey, d. June 29, 1856. m.
Jan. 24, 1814, Nathaniel Hutchinson. (68)
X. John', b. Jan. 7, 1791, d. Oct. 12, 1838. m. Aug. 7, 1813, Sally
Dakin. (69)
XI. Enoch', b. April 14, 1793. m. Hannah Austin of Francestown, who
d. Oct. 3, 1836, at Nashua. He was missing from Nashua, N. H.,
wheie he lived in Feb. 1826, and never reappeared.
1. Hannah*, died Nov. 2, 1836, at Nashua.
2. Enoch Stillman*, b. Aug. 19, 1819, in Nashua, m. (i) July 21, 1842,
* Several of the grandchildren of Persis Richardson Dickerman have told the writer that she
was a woman of great strength ; that she was accustomed in the winter to assist her husband even-
ings in the shop, striking for him while forging horse shoes. That she could easily throw a barrel
of cider into a cart or pick it up and drink from the bunghole. That she had Jive fingers on each
hand and si'jc toes on each foot. This peculiarity has been transmitted to several who are now liv-
ing. There has also been a tradition in the family of John and Sally Dakin Dickerman which,
until proved erroneous by the writer, was regarded as historical. That during the Revolutionary
war three brothers, who were impressed into the British army, deserted at Charleston, S. C., on a
dark night, in a terrific thunder storm, crawling on their hands and knees through a swamp and
dense thicket into the camp of Washington^ who sent them north, one settling in New Hampshire,
one in Massachusetts and one in Connecticut, and from them all the American Dickermans
descended. — E. D. D.
94 NEW HAMPSHIRE TO NEW YORK.
Nancy H. Griffin of Austin, N. H., b. June 12, 1820, d. Sep. 6,
1854 ; m. (2) Feb. 2, 1889, Mrs. Anna Ophelia Tuttle of Newport,
N. H., b. June 19, 1834. res. Newport, N. H.
i. William^, an adopted son ; in business in New York City.
Jacob Vose=Abigail Persis' Dickerman.
63. Abigail Persis' Dickerman, dau. of Samuer and Persis
(Richardson) Dickerman (SamueP, John', John', Thomas',
Thomas'), b. Sep. 15, 1777, d. June 13, 1824, in Spencer, Tioga Co.,
N. Y. m. 1797, Jacob Vose of Bedford, N. H., d. Feb. 1854, j£. 84.
They moved to Spencer in 1820.
I. Rebecca*, b. Dec. i, 1798, d. June 1885. m. July 3, 1823, Henry
J. Plummer of Gofifstown, N. H. He was b. Sep. 6, 1800, d. April
26, 1891.
1. Franklin" Plummer, b. March 7, 1827. m. Dec. 2, 1850, Sarah G.
Plummer.
2. Frederick" Plummer, b. March 7, 1827, twin with Franklin, m.
July, 1853, Rebecca Melugas.
3. Persis Abigail" Plummer, b. Dec. 29, 1831. m. Oct. 9, 1853, David J.
Worthley.
i. Frederick B.io Worthley, b. June 5, 1854.
ii. Ellen M.io Worthley, b. Dec. 3, 1855, d. April 17, 1856.
iii. Henry R.i« Worthley, b. Jan. 21, 1859.
iv. Samuel P. 10 Worthley, b. May 26, 1861.
V. Sarah O.>o Worthley, b. May 19, 1863.
4. Sumner Plummer", b. May 27, 1835.
5. Joseph" Plummer, b. May 27, 1837, d. Sep. 15, 1839.
6. Benjamin Plummer", b. May 27, 1837, twin with Joseph.
n. Deborahs, b. 1800, d. March 18, 1871. m. 1821, Timothy Stevens:
nine children.
HI. SamueP, b. 1802. m. 1824, Roxana Joy : three children.
IV. Betsey^ b. 1811. m. 1830, Thomas Vanwort : nine children.
V. Sumner^, b. 1813. m. 1841, Amanda Hocum : six children.
VI. Sally^ b. March i, 1816. m. Sep. i, 1833, Truman N. Doane. (70)
VII. Persis Abigail^ b. 1818. m. 1847, George Cronon : six children.
VIII. Thomas^ b. 1825. m. Samantha Shephard : five children.
Jacob Vose m. (2) 1825, Betsey Bassett, and their children were
Mary, Rachel, Joshua, John, George, David and Oliver.
AT SPENCER. 95
Truman N. Doane = Sally' Vose.
70. Sally' Vose, dau. of Jacob and Abigail P. (Dickerman)
Vose, b. March i, 1816. m. Sep. i, 1833, Truman N. Doane of
Spencer, N. Y.
I. Nancy Mary Ann^ b. April 26, 1834, d. March 8; 1883. m. Lason.
11. Sibyl Persist, b. April 3, 1836.
III. Naomi North«, b. Dec. 4. i837-
IV. Charles Frederick^, b. March 4, 1841, d. April 3, 1885, at Tioga, m.
(i) 1863, Adelia M. Green ; m. (2) Mrs. Calista Shafer. " He was
much above the medium height, with broad shoulders and good
proportions. His early life was spent on a new and partially cul-
tivated farm, and as there were eleven younger brothers and
sisters the labor he had to perform was severe, yet he never
clouded the home with repining. The glory and strength of his
life was his devotion to mother, home and friends. He left four
children."
V. Timothy North^ b. Feb. 20, 1843.
VI. Martin Truman^ b. Jan. 19, 1846, d. Feb. 11, 1846.
VII. Isaac Newton', b. May 23, 1847, d. Sep. 16, 1852. ) ^^jj^g^
VIII. Jacob Henry^ b. May 23, 1847, d. Sep. 12, 1852. )
IX. John James^ b. Sep. 5, 1849, d. Feb. 15, 1851.
X. John Eugene^ b. Feb. 20, 1852, d. Sep. 19, 1852. ^
XL Emma Euphene^ b. Feb. 20, 1852. f- triplets.
XII. Anna Delphine^ b. Feb. 20, 1852, d. Sep. 15, 1852. )
XIII. Benjamin Wakefield^ b. Dec. 13, 1854, d. Nov. 14, 1887.
XIV. Franklin Mansfield^ b. Dec. 13, 1854. Attorney at law.
XV. Lelia Grace^ b. July 24, 1858, d. Aug. 16, 1866.
twms.
Samuel' Dickerman = ] |
Mary Lewis.
ANE CiLLEY.
64. Samuel' Dickerman, son of SamueP and Persis (Richard-
son) Dickerman (SamueP John*, John', Thomas', Thomas'), b.
May 2, 1779, d. Oct. 20, 1854, in Topsham, Vt. m. (i) 1801 Mary
Lewis, b. Nov. 19, 1776, d. May 31, 1819 at Topsham; m. (2) Jane
Cilley of Topsham, b. Nov. 17, 1796, d. July 4, 1856.
By first inarriage :
I. SAMUEL^ b. March 22, 1802. m. Mary Russell. (7O
II. PoLLY-^ b. Aug. 12, 1803, d. June 26, 1831. m. Alexander Hay-
ward. (72)
III. Mary*, b. Jan. 13, 1806. m. Enoch* Dickerman. {82)
96 NEW HAMPSHIRE TO VERMONT.
IV. Lemuel^ b. Sep. 19, 1807. m. Irene Hillyard. (73)
V. ELIJAH^ b. Aug. 26, 1809. m. Clarinda Taflin. (74)
VI. Betsey*, b. Sep. 11, 181 1, d. Nov. 7, 1813, in Topsham.
VII. Sally^ b. Nov. 13, 1813, in Topsham, Vt., d. there July 30, 1880. m.
Dec, 1846, Jacob Pearl, Jr., who was b. Sep. 6, 1822, in Rochester,
Minn.
1. Sarah Alma^ Pearl, b. June 4, 1848, at Tunbridge, Vt., d. Dec, 22,
1862, at Chelsea, Vt.
2. George^ Pearl, b. Nov. 8, 1850, at Tunbridge, d. Jan. 14, 1887, at
West Randolph, Vt. m. (i) Ella Ordway ; m. (2) Cora Cook ; m.
(3) Cora Dillingham, who was b. April 9, 1857, at Randolph, Vt.
Children by third wife only.
i. Viola Elleni" Pearl, b. Feb. 2, 1878.
ii. Harry Elmeri" Pearl, b. Feb. 8, 1880.
iii. Ray Lenai" Pearl, b. Sep. 29, 1882.
iv. Florence Mayi" Pearl, b. Oct. 28, 1885.
3. Franklin Stevens^ Pearl, b. Dec. 18, 1852, at Tunbridge, Vt. m. Jan.
3, 1882, Laura J. Spear of Vershire, Vt.
i. Edwin Stillmani" Pearl, b. Nov. 17, 1884.
ii. Tila Almai" Pearl, b. Aug. 5, 1887.
4. John^ Pearl, b. Nov. 27, 1854, at Randolph, Vt. m. Nov. 16, 1885,
Nettie B. Spear, sister of Laura J. Spear, b. June 11, 1866, at
Vershire, Vt.
VIII. LEWIS^ b. Feb. 4, 1816. m. Diantha*' Ordway. (75)
By second marriage :
IX, Rebecca^ b. March 29, 1824, at Topsham. m. there March 23,
185-, Elijah^ Ordway (65, I, 4), son of Benjamin and Mary* (Dick-
erman) Ordway, b. Feb. 27, 1837, d. June 24, 1890, at Elgin, Minn.,
whither they had removed in 1867.
1. Alonzo^ Ordway, b. Jan. 20, 1857, at Topsham, Vt., d. March 6, 1885,
at Elgin, Minn. m. Feb. 22, 1883, Augusta Byers.
i. Arthur Ordway, b. May 6, 1885, d. Oct., 1885.
2. Benjamin SamueP Ordway, b. Oct. 17, 1859, at Topsham. m. Jan. 24,
1880, Elizabeth Senrick.
i. Gertrude Hazeli" Ordway, b. Aug. i, 1888.
ii. Mary Elizabeth Ordway, b. Jan. 30, 1891.
3. Mary' Ordway, b. March 30, 1863, d. March 6, 1865.
4. Stillman^ Ordway, b. Oct. 29, 1865, d. Feb. 26, 1879.
X. Persis-, b. Dec. 19, 1825, d. Dec. 9, 1885, at Viola, Minnesota.
XL Lydia*, b. Aug. 28, 1828. m. Nathaniel Hall Moody. (76)
XII. Enoch*, b. Sep. 5, 1830. m. Betsey Belinda Rollins. {77)
XIII. John*, b. Feb. 25, 1833, d. Dec. 8, 1842, in Topsham.
XIV.. Ezra*, b. Nov. 3, 1834. m. Harriet A. Rowland. (78)
AT TOPSHAM. 97
Samuel' Dickerman=Mary Russell.
71. Samuel* Dickerman, son of Samuel' and Mary (Lewis)
Dickerman (Samuel", SamueP, John\ John' Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. March 22, 1802, in Topsham, d. Oct. 1850, in California, m.
May 4, 1827, Mary Russell, of Nashua, N. H., b. April 24, 1806.
d. Aug. 30, 1865. She m. (2) Arnold Payne. Samuel' Dickerman
was a stone cutter.
I. SamueP, b. May 26, 1828, missing after battle in front of Petersburg,
Va., July, 1864. m. Sophia E. Blood. A son, George, m. eldest
dau. of his uncle Albert L. and lives in Nashua, N. H.
II. William R.^ b. Jan. 18, 1830, d. Dec. 26, 1841.
III. Charles A.^ b. June 26, 1832, d. July 11, 1895, at Cambridge, Mass.,
where he lived.
I. Edward H.'". res. Cambridge.
IV. Albert L.^ b. Feb. 10, 1834. married twice and has children.
V. James H.^ b. Aug. 6, 1836, d. June 12, 1863, of wounds received in
battle. He married and there are children and grand-children.
VI. Nelson M.^ b. Aug. 26, 1838, d. Oct. 23, 1839.
VII. Edward H.^ b. Feb. 20, 1840. m. Nov. 11, 1863, Elvira E. Colwell,
b. April 13, 1836. res. Fenton, Mich.
1. Mary Russell^", b. July 30, 1865. m. Peter L. Moor, two children.
2. John G.'», b. April 2, 1867, d. Aug. 18, 1868.
3. Ada A. "5, b. July 13, 1869.
4. Christopher Columbus", b. March 8, 187-, d. June 15, 1881.
5. Samuel J.'", b. Feb. 25, 1877.
VIII. Mar)' Diantha^ b. Nov. 2, 1843, d. March 10, 1870.
Alexander Hayward = Polly' Dickerman.
72. PoLLY^ Dickerman, dau. of SamueF and Mary (Lewis)
Dickerman (Samuel", Samuel^, John\ John^, Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. Aug. 12, 1803, d. June 26, 1831. m. Jan. i, 1823, Alexander
Hayward, b. May 17, 1799, d. Aug. 26, 187 1.
I. A son b. Oct. 21, 1824, d. Dec. 16, 1824.
II. Leland^ b. Oct. 28, 1825. m. (i) July 14, 1850, Martha P. Simson,
who d. Jan. 2, 1863. m. (2) June 11, 1866, Tamson G. Willey, b.
March 7, 1843, d. March 30, 1885.
7
98 THE FAMILY IN VERMONT.
By first viarriage :
1. Eva A.'o, b. July i8, 1851. m. (i) March 8, 1873, Albert F. Downing,
who was b. April 14, 1850, d. March 22, 1879. ^n- (2) Aug. 16, 1884,
Solomon B. Babb. Children by first marriage,
i. Yannessi' Downing, b. March 7, 1875, d. Aug. 14, 1876.
ii. Bertie L.'' Downing, b. June 18, 1878.
2. Rufus L.i^ b. Oct. 2, 1853. m. March 30, 1888, Lena Whiting.
3. MiraT.", b. Feb. 3, 1857. m. (i) Oct. 9, 1876, Charles A. Peaslee, b.
Jan. 12, 1854, d. June 30, 1882. m. (2) March 20, 1888, George W.
Wood.
By first marriage.
i. Arthur G.i' Peaslee, b. Aug. 12, 1877.
By second marriage .
Three children, all died young.
III. Polly^b. July3i, 1827. m. March 10, 1853, William Jackson, who was
b. Feb. 15, 1827, d. June 24, 1854.
I. Clara J". Jackson, b. July 14, 1854. m. May 8, 1S77, Emit I. Peaslee,
res. Topsham, Vt.
i. William E." Peaslee.
ii. Inez L'^ Peaslee.
iii. Bessie M.n Peaslee.
IV. SamueP, b. June 30, 1829, at Topsham, Vt. m. Sep. 29, 1853, at
Hiram, Maine, Esther Ann McDonald, who d. Aug. 14, 1885, se. 58.
1. Georgia S.'", b. July 26, 1854. m. Edward T. Thomas.
2. Susan Alice'", b. Oct. 7, 1855. m. Minot S. Brazier.
i. Nellie Ora" Brazier, b. March 20, 1886.
ii. George Edward" Brazier, b. May 6, 1887.
iii. Alice Marion" Brazier, b. Feb. 23, 1891.
3. Alexander F.'", b. July 23, 1857, d. May 3, 1S75.
V. A son, b. June 20, 1831, d. June 28, 1831.
Lemuel* Dickerman= Irene Hillyard.
73. Lemuel' Dickerman, son of SamueF and Mary (Lewis)
Dickerman (Samuel", SamueP, John*, John^, Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. Sep. 19, 1807, d. Oct. 14, 1856, in Topsham. m. June, 1832, Irene
Hillyard, b. Aug. 7, 1810, at Corinth, N. H.
I. Betsey Luella^ b. Aug. 11, 1833. m. John A. Miller.
1. Elmer J.'» Miller, b. Jan. 29, 1868, in Topsham, Vt.
2. Edna L.'" Miller, b. Jan. 29, 1868, in Topsham, Vt. twin to Elmer.
3. Charlotte Irena'° Miller, b. March 30, 1871.
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II. Lemuel Orin', b. June 1836. m. Esther A. Miller, in Topsham.
III. Clarinda^ b. Nov. 183S, d. in infancy.
IV. Aldrich LoveP, b. Feb. 8, 1839, in Corinth, Vt. m. Oct. 27, 1863,
Julia E. Peabody. He enlisted Sep. 1861, as drummer, Co. H, 4
Reg. Vt. Vols, and was discharged in Nov. 1862, for disability:
removed in 1889 to Pueblo, Col., where he resides; contractor and
builder.
1. Carrie May'", b. July 9, 1865, in Topsham, Vt. m. Nov. 9, 1887,
Percy L. Lord, Rochester, Minn., res. Hilo, Hawaii, H. I., Sand-
wich Islands, where he is professor in a school.
2. Charles William^", b. Aug. 21, 1867, Elgin, Minn., d. July 15, 1888,
Leadville, Col.
3. Luna Evelyn'", b. June 20, 1S69, Elgin.
4. Lillian Estella^", b. Dec. i. 1S71, Elgin, d. July 15, 1880, Elgin.
5. Edith Eugenie'", b. May 16, 1875, Lake Sarah, Minn., d. April 10, 1881,
Rochester, Minn.
6. George Henry^", b. Dec. 6, 1879, Viola, Minn.
V. Samuel Rodney^, b, March 20, 1841, in Topsham, d. in infancy.
VI. Carlos Atwood^ b. Nov. 10 1844. m. Maria Levett, Laconia, N. H.
VII. Eugene Acly^ b. Nov. 29, 1847. m. Nov. 29, 1874, in Viola, Minn.,
Meribah Frost Templeton, b. May 15, 1851, in Topsham, Vt. He
removed to Minnesota, July 20, 1867. Farmer and carpenter, res.
Marshall, Minn.
1. Luella Arvilla'", b. Sep. 4, 1875, in Viola.
2. Leora Eugenie'", b. Jan. 6, 1877, in Viola.
3. Lillian Irena'", b. March 11, 1879, in Marshall.
4. Leora May'", b. Dec. 21, 1880, in Marshall.
5. Jasper Eugene^", b. March 27, 1886, in Marshall.
VIII. Andis Fayette^ b. Jan. 3, 1852, d. Nov. 3, 1866.
Elijah' Dickerman=Clarinda Taflin.
74. Elijah' Dickerman, son of Samuel' and Mary (Lewis)
Dickerman (Samuel', SamueP, John'', John^, Thomas', Thomas'),
b. Aug. 26, 1809, in Topsham, Vt., d. Jan. 7, 1893, at Viola,
Minnesota, m. Dec. 27, 1835 at Topsham, Clarinda Taflin.
I. Orange Taflin^ b. April 28, 1842. m. March 15, 1866, in Rochester,
Minn., Esther Whipple. He enlisted Sep. 15, 1862, Co. D, 15
Reg. Vt. Vols, and was discharged on account of illness, Aug. 5,
1863. Farmer, res. Cerra, Minn.
1. Lottie Edwina", b. April 18, 1874.
2. Maud Eliza'", b. May 27, 1876.
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lOO THE FAMILY IN VERMONT.
II. George Henry^ b. Nov. 20, 1845, d. Sep. 20, 1870, unmarried.
III. Frederick Taflin*, b. July 25, 1847. Machinist, joint proprietor with
O. T. Dickerman of Gun and Novelty works at Plainview.
Lewis' Dickerman=Diantha Ordway.
75. Lewis' Dickerman, son of Samuer and Mary (Lewis)
Dickerman (Samuel", SamueP, John^, John^, Thomas", Thomas'),
b. Feb. 4, 1816, in Topsham, d. there April 6, 1877. m. Dec. 14,
1845, Diantha Ordway (65 i. i.) dau. of Benjamin and Mary*
(Dickerman) Ordway. res. Topsham, Vt.
I. Mary^ b. Feb. 20, 1848. m. Jan. i, 1867, John Franklin Philbrick, of
Topsham, Vt.
1. Orin Elbridge'" Philbrick, b. Oct. i, 1868.
2. Edward NewelP" Philbrick, b. Oct. 9, 1870.
II. John Palmer^ b. May 8, 1851. m. Sep. 15, 1881, Nellie Annie
Whitehill of Topsham. res. at East Corinth, Vt.
1. Mary Lydia'", b. July 30, 1889.
2. Fannie Diantha'", b. Aug. 5, 1893, at East Corinth.
III. Emma^ b. Sep. 19, 1853, d. the same day.
IV. James' Buchanan, b. April 8, 1857, d. May 26, 1857.
V. A son b. July 6, 1871, d. July 7, 1871.
Nathaniel H. Moody=Lydia' Dickerman.
76. Lydia'* Dickerman, dau. of Samuel' and Jane (Cilley)
Dickerman (SamueP, SamueP, John*, John', Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. Aug. 28, 1828, at Topsham, Vt. m. March 8, 1851 (by her uncle,
Elijah Dickerman), Nathaniel Hall Moody. They moved Feb.,
1853, to Elgin, Minn. Saddler.
I. SibbeP, b. Aug. 3, 1852, at Tunbridge. m. March 5, 1871, at Elgin,
Charles Richardson Smith, son of Thomas and Ruth (Richardson)
Smith, b. Oct. 13, 1844, at Topsham, Vt. Merchant and post-
master at Elgin, Minn.
1. Jessie'** Smith, b. April i, 1872, d. April 9, 1877.
2. Clyde'" Smith, b. Dec. 27, 1876.
3. a son, b. Jan. 28, 1884, d. Feb. 3, 1884.
4. a daughter, b. Jan, 29, 1885, d. Feb. 19, 1885.
5. Ruth'» Smith, b. Aug. 30, 1886, d. July 4, 1890.
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II. Sylvia^ b. Jan. 30, 1855, at Waits River, Vt. m. Nov. 3, 188-
at Rochester, Minn., William Henry Woodward, son of David and
Martha (Hougton) Woodward, b. Aug. 29, 1855, at Popple Holler,
Quincy, Olmstead Co., Minn., said to have been the first white
boy born in that county, res. Elgin, Minn. Farmer. Children
all born at Elgin.
1. Iva'° Woodward, b. Dec. 13, 1S81
2. Clayton^'^ Woodward, b. May 2, 1883.
3. Winifred'" Woodward, b. July 26, 1885.
4. Ray'" Woodward, b. July 11, 1887.
5. Madge'° Woodward, b. Aug. 6, 1889.
6. Maud'° Woodward, b. Aug. 3, 1893.
Enoch^ Dickerman= Betsey B. Rollins.
77. Enoch* Dickerman, son of SamueP and Jane (Cilley)
Dickerman (Samuel", Samuer, John\ John^, Thomas'', Thomas'),
b. Sep. 5, 1830, in Topsham, Vt. m. Feb. 2, 1854, Betsey Belinda
Rollins, who was b. Oct. 10, 1832, in East Orange, Vt. Removed
in Dec, 1855, to Viola, Minnesota. Farmer.
I. Clarence Irwin^ b. May 8, 1855, at Topsham, Vt. m. Oct. 4, 1877, at
Viola, Minn., Melissa M. Shaw. res. Viola. Farmer.
1. a daughter, b. June 16, 1881, d. June 19, 1881.
2. Claude Shaw", b. Oct. 5, 1883, in Viola.
3. Ida Linda'", b. Oct. 2, 1889, in Viola.
4. Robert James'", b. March 25, 1892, in Viola.
II. Ernest Lincoln^ b. Oct. 19, i860, in Viola, Minn. m. Oct. 20, 1886,
Phebe Schralder. Carpenter.
1. Edith Alma'o, b. July 19, 1887, in Viola.
2. Arthur Enoch'", b. Jan. 20, 1890, in Grand Meadow, Mower Co.,
Minn.
3. Chester'", b. Jan. 20, 1892.
III. Ervvin Herbert^ b. Oct. 13, 1863, at Viola.
IV. Enoch Oscar^ b. April 20, 1868, d. Aug. 7, 1879.
EzRA^ DicKERMAN= Harriet A. Rowland.
78. Ezra* Dickerman, son of Samuel' and Jane (Cilley) Dick-
erman (Samuer, Samuel', John', John', Thomas', Thomas'), b.
Nov. 3, 1834. m. March 24, 1858, at Topsham, Vt., Harriet A.
Rowland.
102 THE FAMILY IN VERMONT.
I. Frances Florence', b. Aug. 4, i860, at Plainville, Minn. m. July 17,
1881, William Putnam Holton. res. Elgin, Minn. Druggist.
1. Vincent'" Holton, b. June 11, 1S82, at Viola, Minn.
2. Ava Beatrice'" Holton, b. April 15, 1884, at Elgin.
3. Frederick A." Holton, b. Sep. 19, 1886, at Elgin.
4. Ezra Dickerman'" Holton, b. Nov. 19, 1892, at Elgin.
II. Bertha MabeP, b. Nov. 29, 1864, at Plainville. Teacher, res. Elgin,
Minn.
Elijah' Dickerman=Emma Whitney.
65. Elijah^ Dickerman, son of Samuer and Persis (Richard-
son) Dickerman (SamueP, John", John', Thomas', Thomas'), b.
July 20, 1783, in Francestown, N. H., d. Oct 2, 1861, in Tunbridge,
Vt. m. (i) March 25, 1806, Emma Whitney, dau. of Joseph and
Mary (Woods) Whitney of Acworth, N. H., b. Aug. 16, 1785, d.
Aug. 24, 1834 ; m. (2) July 15, 1835, Betsey Ainsworth, b. June 17,
1792, d. Nov. 25, 1852 ; m. (3) March 21, 1853, Fanny A. Spencer,
b. Nov. 5, 181 1. Children all by first wife, and, except Mary, born
in Tunbridge.
I. Mary^ b. March 29, 1807, at Francestown, N. H., d. Feb. 2, 1881, at
Topsham, Vt. m. March 25, 1825, at Topsham, Benjamin Ord-
way of East Corinth, Vt. He d. July 9, 1840, at Tunbridge.
1. Diantha" Ordway, b. Sep. 13, 1825. m. Lewis^ Dickerman. (75)
2. Benjamin F.' Ordway, b. June 13, 1828. res. Topsham, Vt.
3. Alonzo' Ordway, b. April 23, 1831, d. Oct. 16, 1838.
4. Elijah' Ordway, b. Feb. 27, 1834. m. Rebecca^ Dickerman. (64 ix)
II. Emma^ b. July 26, 1809, d. Sep. 15, 1809.
III. AMY^ b. May 6, 1811. m. Sanford Ballou. (79)
IV. Rebecca^, b. Dec. 19, 181 2. m. Daniel Tarbell. (80)
V. Elijah^ b. Sep. 26, 18 14. m. Martha Ainsworth. (81)
VI. Enoch*, b. April 27, 1816. m. Mary* Dickerman. (82)
VII. Edmund*, b. April 27, 1818. m. Mary Pearl. (83)
VIII. Lewis*, b. Sep. 28, 1822. m. Emily Goodwin. (84)
IX. Sally*, b. Oct. 30, 1824. m. Eli Camp. (85)
In Oct., 1807, Elijah Dickerman went on horseback to visit his
brother Samuel, in Topsham, Vt., and cousins of his wife at Tun-
bridge. There being no blacksmith at Tunbridge, he traded his
horse, saddle and bridle for twenty-five acres of land, returned on
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foot to Francestown, and in Feb., 1808, moved with his wife and
baby, Mary, to Tunbridge, into a log cabin with no chimney,
where he lived two years. He covered his first shop with elm
bark. At his death he was owner of fifteen hundred acres of land,
valued at $50,000, all acquired by honest, hard work. In religious
belief he was a Universalist. It is said that he could repeat more
than half the Bible. He first voted for Thomas Jefferson for
President, and last for Stephen A. Douglass. He was always a
Democrat and never missed a town meeting ; was justice of the
peace fifty years and married more than one hundred and fifty
couples ; state representative two years, selectman thirty years,
and was never sick a day so as to take his bed till the time of his
death.
Sanford Ballou=Amy' Dickerman.
79. Amy® Dickerman, dau. of Elijah' and Emma (Whitney)
Dickerman (Samuel", Samuel*, John\ John', Thomas'*, Thomas'),
b. May 6, 181 1, at Tunbridge, Vt., d. there May 8, 1884. m.
March 25, 1834, at Tunbridge, Sanford Ballou, son of William and
Mary (Bucklin) Ballou, b. at Tunbridge, May 2, 1803, d. there
Dec. 22, 1872. Farmer. Children born at Tunbridge.
I. Elijah Walter^ b. June 2, 1836, at Tunbridge, Vt. m. Oct. 7, 1857,
at Randolph, Sarah Ann'' Dickerman, dau. of Enoch* and Mary*
(Dickerman) Dickerman, b. Oct. 5, 1839, at Tunbridge, d. there
Oct. 24, 1879. res. East Randolph, Vt. He is an expert iron
smith. (82, II.)
I. Elijah", b. April 12, 1858, at Tunbridge. m. March 16, 1886, Inez B.
Smith, dau. of Otis and Nancy Smith. Mechanic, res. Randolph,
Vt.
i. Eugene Enoch", b. July 22, 1887.
ii. Charles Walter", b. Jan. 14, 1890.
2 Emma'", b. Oct. 23, 1863, at Tunbridge, d. Sep. 26, 1887. After her
mother's death she was a great help and comfort to her father,
endeavoring to fill a mother's place in caring for her younger
brother.
3. Everett'o, b. Aug. 28, 1871. Farmer, res. East Randolph, Vt.
II. William Sanford^ b. Aug. 30, 1837, at Tunbridge. m. there July 4,
1875, Charlotte Frances Rolfe, dau. of Gustavus and Eliza (Mars-
ton) Rolfe, b. at Tunbridge, Dec. 7, 1848. A farmer, res. Tun-
bridge, Vt. Children born at Tunbridge.
I04 THE FAMILY IN VERMONT.
1. Mattie Eliza'", b. June 20, 1876, died at age of nine months.
2. Anna Clara^o, b. Feb. 28, 1878.
3. Willie Herbert'", b. Oct. 20, 1879.
4. George Albert'", b. Nov. 12, 1885.
5. Leora Am}''", b. Dec. 12, 1887.
III. Persis^ b. March 9, 1839, d. Feb. 15, 1841.
IV. Persis Emma^ b. Dec. 28, 1840. m. Sep. 15, i860, Abijah William
Osgood, son of William and Elmira (Dibble) Osgood, b. Sep. 15,
1832, at Randolph, Vt., where they reside. He is a farmer.
V. John Dexter^ b. Oct. 4, 1842, at Tunbridge. m. (i) Jan. 14, 1871,
Mary Frances White, dau. of Royal N. and Betsey E. (Richard-
son) White, b. Sep. 5, 1856, d. Aug. 3, 1875; m. (2) March 14,
1877, at Brookfield, Nellie Rose Stoddard, dau. of Elijah and
Judith (Weeks) Stoddard, b. 1857. res. Chelsea.
1. Don Leroy'", b. Nov. 5, 1879.
2. Ray John Dexter'", b. July 8, 1882.
3. Gladdis C."', b. Aug. 13, 1888.
VI. Sally^ b. May 2, 1847, d. April 18, 1867.
VII. a son, b. Feb. 24, 1850, d. Feb. 27, 1850.
VIII. Mary Marcy^ b. Feb. 7, 1852, at Tunbridge. m. Sep. 27, 1870, at
Sharon, Vt., George Henry White, son of Royal N. and Betsey
E. (Richardson) White, b. Dec. 3, 1849, at Tunbridge. res. East
Randolph, Vt.
1. Ada Mary'" White, b. Nov. 6, 1872, at Tunbridge.
2. Amy Maria" White, b. Nov. 6, 1872, at Tunbridge. Twins : gradu-
ated at Randolph Normal School June 19, 1891.
3. Frank Elmer'" White, b. May 18, 1874, at Randolph.
IX. Hosea«, b. Sep. 5, 1854.
Daniel Tarbell=Rebekah' Dickerman.
80. Rebecca* Dickerman, dau. of Elijah' and Emma (Whit-
ney) Dickerman (SamueF, SamueP, John^, John', Thomas',
Thomas'), b. Dec. 19, 1812, d. April 13, 1885. m. March 12, 1835,
Daniel Tarbell, Jr. of Tunbridge, Vt. res. East Granville, Vt.
I. Luke^ b. May 8, 1836, at Tunbridge. m. Sarah Bell of Crown
Point, N. Y. res. Northfield, Vt.
I. Charles'", died. 2. Effie'". 3. Myrtie'". 4. Lois'".
II. Emma Whitney^ b. June 8, 1838, at Tunbridge. m. Adin C. Esta-
brook of Reading, Vt. res. Lunnenberg, Mass.
1. May Viola'" Estabrook.
2. Athelia Gertrude'" Estabrook.
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III. George^ b. Aug. 3, 1840, at Tunbridge. m. Sarah Pratt of Braintree,
Vt. res. West Braintree.
1. Bertha'", m. Barzillai Nickerson.
2. Jessie'".
IV. Betsey Wheeler^ b. Feb. 8, 1844, at Tunbridge. m. George Butter-
field of Roxbury, Vt. res. East Granville, Vt.
I. Edith'" Butterfield.
V. Mary^ b. Nov. 26, 1845, at Tunbridge. m. Edward J. Handley of
Malone, N. Y. res. East Granville, Vt.
1. William George'" Handley.
2. Betsey Elizabeth'" Handley.
3. Daniel Tarbell'" Handley.
4. Charles Henry'" Handley.
VI. Charles Paine^ b. Feb. 22, 1850, at South Royalton, Vt. m. Lucia
Dickerman of Tunbridge.
VII. Clara Antoinette^ b. March 4, 1856, at South Royalton. m. Asa
Wilson of Braintree. res. West Braintree.
1. Glenn Ona'" Wilson.
2. Rebekah'" Wilson.
3. Zaidee May'" Wilson.
On March 13, 1891, Mr. Daniel Tarbell sent a neatly printed
" anniversary speecli " to many of his friends from which are
made the following extracts: "March 13, 181 1, was my Natal
Day. Four score years have run their race with the countless
ages that have gone before them. The incidents of childhood,
youth and old age — these four score years are all there are for me
to gather up and leave as fresh mementoes for you, my children,
and those who come after you. I have much to be thankful for,
the sweet recollections of youth, and, sweeter still, the assurance
of that life beyond the grave. I cannot here recount the evidences
of the continuation of this life, as they are too numerous." " By
the divine law virtue is her own rewarder and vice her own pun-
isher. We cannot afford to do wrong. Happiness is the only
frint of well doing, and misery the only fruit of evil doing.
These rewards and punishments teach us to grow better and to
have more charity for our fellowmen. Christianity is not a faith
but a life, and all those that believe that Jesus will cancel their
evil deeds without suffering are mistaken, and the quicker we dis-
abuse them of this error the better for them and the world."
I06 THE FAMILY IN VERMONT.
Elijah' Dick erman= Martha S. Ainsworth.
8l. Elijah' Dickerman, son of Elijah' and Emma (Whitney)
Dickerman (Samuel', Samuel", John', John', Thomas', Thomas'),
b. Sep. 26, 1 814, at Tunbridge, Vt., d. July 6, 1876, at Chelsea, Vt.
m. Nov. 26, 1835, at Marshfield, Vt., Martha Susan Ainsworth, b.
Aug. II, 1818, at Randolph, Vt., d. July 13, 1868, at Chelsea.
L Samuel Ainsworth^, b. Nov. 9, 1836, d. Feb. 26, 1882, at Williams-
town, Vt. m. May 2, 1865, at Stockbridge, Vt., Betsey Martin.
1. May Anna'", b. July 22, 1867, at Chelsea, m. Nov. 26, 1885, Rev.
Oscar F. Davis, pastor of the Chiltonville Congregational Church
of Plymouth, Mass.
i. Albion Richmond" Davis, b. June 17, 1S91, at Mount Vernon, N. H.
2. Lillie Winfrid'o, b. April 2, 1873, at Williamstown. m. Sep. 20, 1894,
Fred. P. Kinney, res. Montpelier, Vt.
II. Susan Persist, b Oct. 18, 1838, d. Aug. 30, 1883, at Chelsea, Vt.
m. there Dec. 26, 1870, Josiah Pitkin.
I. William Dickerman'" Pitkin, b. Dec. 2, 1873, at Chelsea.
III. Martha Ann^ b. March 3, 1841, d. May 8, 1881, at Topsham, Vt.
m. June 10, 1864, at Montpelier, Ira A. Perkins.
1. Archie Elmer'" Perkins, b. March 20, 1865. m. Oct. 22, 1889, Libbie
G. Simpkins.
i. Alice Filencena'^ Perkins, b. Dec. 7, 1S92.
2. Georgia Alice'" Perkins, b. April i, 1870.
3. Herbert Anson"' Perkins, b. June 3, 1872, d. Nov. 18, 1881, at Top-
sham.
4. Harlin Elijah'" Perkins, b. Oct. 5, 1876, d. Nov. 18, 1881, at Topsham.
5. Ira Amherst'" Perkins, b. Oct. 25, 1880, d. Nov. 13, 1881, at Topsham.
IV. John Elijah^, b. Sep. 4, 1843. m. Oct. 26, 1869, at South Royalton,
Cynthia E. Fitts. Farmer.
V. Mary Alice^ b. July 7, 1845, d. Nov. 22, 1865, at Chelsea.
VI. Fannie Adaline^ b. June 6, 1848, d. March 5, 1880, at Chelsea, m.
Oct. 22, 1869, at South Royalton, Warren Stearns. Children all
born at Chelsea.
1. Edgar Warren'" Stearns, b. Oct. 14, 1871, d. April 5, 1876, at Chelsea.
2. Arthur Elbert'" Stearns, b. May 13, 1873.
3. Clarissa Dickerman'" Stearns, b. Jan. 2, 1879.
4. Fannie Martha'" Stearns, b. Feb. 9, 1880.
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VII. Elam Henry'\ b. June lo, 1851. m. (i) Jan. i, 1874, at Barre, Vt.,
Elna F. Seaver, d. Feb. 17, 1879 ; m (2) Nov. 2, 1880, at Brook-
field, Eliza R. Baldwin, a widow. Children by first wife.
1. Herman Franklin'", b. Feb. 22, 1875, at Washington.
2. a son, b. Feb. 22, 1875, twin of Herman F., d. same day.
VIII. Clara Josephine^ b. July 26, 1854. Nurse, res. South Royalton, Vt.
IX. Abbie E^lma^ b. March 9, 1861. m. (i) March 12, 1885, at Wash-
ington, Vt., Horace S. Wills, d. Jan. 12, 1887, at Chelsea; m. (2)
Jan. 20, 1889, at Chelsea, John F. Tucker.
Enoch' Dickerman=Mary' Dickerman.
82. Enoch® Dickerman, son of Elijah^ and Emma (Whitney)
Dickerman (Samuel", Samuel', John^, John^, Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. April 27, 1S16, at Tunbridge, Vt., d. there June 25, 1883. m.
March 19, 1837, at Topsham, Vt., Mary® Dickerman, dau. of
Samuel and Mary' (Lewis) Dickerman, his cousin, b. Jan. 13, 1806,
at Topsham, d. Nov. 22, 1888, at Tunbridge. (64, iii.) Black-
smith.
I. Betsey^ b. Jan. 15, 1838. m. Oct. 4, 1856, Jonathan Campbell, res.
Newbury, Vt.
1. Enoch'° Campbell, b. Aug. 14, 1857, in Tunbridge. m. June 8, 1882,
Rose Cams.
2. Mary Ann'° Campbell, b. March 19, i860, in Tunbridge. m. March
5, 1S81, Edwin C. Luce. res. Newbury.
i. Harland E." Luce, b. July 10, 1887, at Newbury.
3. Francis J.'" Campbell, b. Jan. 23, 1867, d. 1867, at Roxbury.
II. Sally Ann9, b. Oct. 5, 1839. m. Elijah W. Ballou (79, i).
III. Francis'-', an adopted son, b. Nov. 21, 1839. m. Sep. 10, 1872, Mary
Ann Watson, res. East Bethel, Vt.
IV. Jane^ b. March 9, 1842, d. Oct. 31, 1871. m. July 4, 1864, William
Colburn.
1. Lura'o Colburn, b. May 8, 1865, in Tunbridge. res, Grafton, Vt.
2. Franklin'° Colburn, b. Sep. 17, 1869, d. Feb. 26, 1872, at Tunbridge.
V. Almira^ b. May 11, 1844, d. Oct. 28. 1871.
VI. Lura^ b. June 26, 1847, d. May 15, 1866, at Royalton, Vt.
VII. Lydia^ b. Feb. 24, 1849. ^- Aug. 7, 1887, Estes Conant, who d.
Jan. 30, 1889. res. East Randolph, Vt.
I08 THE FAMILY IN VERMONT.
Edmund' Dickerman=Mary Pearl.
83. Edmund* Dickerman, son of Elijah^ and Emma (Whitney)
Dickerman (SamueP, SamueP, John*, John', Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. April 27, 1818, in Tunbridge, Vt., d. Feb. 5, 1886. m. Oct. 28,
1835, Mary Pearl. Children born at Tunbridge.
I. Emma^ b. Nov. 28, 1839. m. Nov. 2, 1858, Robison Rich.
1. Sarah" Rich, b. Nov. 25, 1859, d. Dec. i, 1886. m. Feb. 14, 1877,
Michael Cane, b. in Germany.
i. Georgia" Cane, b. April 14, 187S.
2. Nellie M." Rich, b. April 5, 1S63, d. Oct. 5, 1864.
II. JehiaP, b. June 21, 1842, d. Aug. 22, 1891. m. June 25, 1865, Mary
Ann Jones, b. Dec. 4, 1841, d. March 23, 1883.
1. Myrtle May", b. May 8, 1866. m. March 15, 1884, Don Alberton
Parker, son of John Parker, b. Jan. 13, 1862. res. St. Albans, Vt.
Children :
1. Ona Nellieii Parker, b. March 25, 1885.
ii. Glen Jehial John"' Parker, b. April i, 18S8.
2. Cora Bell'**, b. 1867. m. April 30, 1887, Jesse Oscar Olmstead, son of
James Olmstead, b. Sep. 20, 1862. res. St. Albans, Vt.
i. Mary Caroline^' Olmstead, b. July 22, 1888.
ii. Charles Clark" Olmstead, b. Feb. 4, 1889.
iii. James Jehial" Olmstead, b. Dec. 15, 1891, d. April 4, 1895.
iv. Miller Rena" Olmstead, b. Dec. 5, 1893.
3. Frederick N.'".
III. Sallys b. June 6, 1843, d. July 20, 1846.
IV. Ezra^ b. June 4, 1845. m. Nov. 8, 1866, Eliza Mary Rich, b. Nov. 8,
1848. res. E. Randolph, Vt.
1. Leslie Lisle", b. May 22, 1868.
2. Clinton Elmer", b. Feb. 7, 1877.
V. David^ b. July 8, 1847. m. March 16, 1871, Mary Jane Parker, dau.
of Charles and Rebecca (Whitney) Parker, b. Dec. 24, 1851, at
Chelsea, res. East Randolph, Vt.
VI. George^ b. March 2, 1850, d. April 2, 1859.
VII. Frank^ b. Aug. 3, 1854, d. Nov. 15, 1864.
VIII. Freddie^ b. Jan. 24, 1857, d. Oct. 28, 1864.
IX. Eddie^ b. March 28, 1862, d. Nov. 17, 1864.
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Lewis Dickerman'= Emily Goodwin.
84. Lewis Dickerman', son of Elijah' and Emma (Whitney)
Dickerman (Samuel*, SamueP, John\ John^, Thomas", Thomas'),
b. Sep. 28, 1822. m. July 24, 184-, Emily Goodwin, res. North
Tunbridge, Vt. He was a selectman of the town during war
times, and according to the local paper " gained that office, not
through his politics, but because of his ability." He was elected
in 1892 Assistant Judge.
I. Lucia^ b. June 11, 1845. m. Nov. 24, 1870, Charles Paine Tarbel,
Lawyer. South Royalton, Vt.
IL Hugh', b. Dec. 3, 1846. m. Nov. 11, 1871, Almira Waterman.
Farmer. North Tunbridge, Vt.
III. Cass^ b. Nov. i, 1848. m. June 21, 1874, Georgia Moody. Merchant.
South Royalton.
IV. ElIen^ b. Dec. 14, 1850. m. Dec. 14, 1875, Horatio Lewis Foss.
Farmer, res. North Tunbridge, Vt. Children :
1. Angie Emily'" Foss, b. July 7, 1878.
2. Lewis D.'° Foss, b. May 10, 1882.
3. Spencer'" Foss, b. May 29, 1885.
4. Augustin D.'" Foss, b. March 28, 1888.
V. Pierce-', b. Nov. 20, 1852. m. Nov. 26, 1874, Delia Roberts. Far-
mer, res. North Tunbridge, Vt.
1. Cora Mabel'", b. Sep. 17, 1875.
2. Alice Cynthia'", b. June 22, 1889.
VI. Dorr^ b. March 12, 1855. m. March 15, 1882, Mary Senwich. Far-
mer, res. Elgin, Minn. Children :
1. Emily'", b. Oct. 27, 1882.
2. Mary Blanch'", b. June 26, 1885.
3. Gracie Lou'", b. Oct. 2, 1886.
4. Levvis^", b. Aug. 23, 1888.
5. Harold Michel'", b. March i, 1892.
VII. Mary^ b. Nov. 18, 1857, d. Nov. 2, 1864.
VIII. Harley9, b. Oct. 8, 1859, d. Oct. 24. 1864.
Eli Camp= Sally' Dickerman.
85. Sally' Dickerman, dau. of Elijah^ and Emma (Whitney)
Dickerman (SamueF, SamueP, John^, John', Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. Oct. 30, 1824, at Tunbridge, Vt. m. there Nov. i, 1841, Eli
no THE FAMILY IN VERMONT.
Camp, b. March 30, i8i7,at Chelsea. Farmer and machinist, res.
East Randolph, Vt. Children all born at Chelsea, Vt.
I. Burr**, b. Nov. 30. 1842, d. June 6, 1843.
II. Milo Eli^ b. Nov. 27, 1844. m. Dec. 7, 1872, at Tunbridge, Emma
Adelia Glines, b. Nov. 15, 1854, at Washington, Vt. Children
born at Chelsea, Vt.
1. George Elmer^o, b. Sep. 8, 1874, d. Feb. 3, 1876.
2. Clyde Francis'^ b. Sep. 28, 1S76.
3. Mary Belle'", b. May 24, 1879.
4. Leon Roy'«, b. Dec. 15, 1888.
III. Arthur Harvey^ b. April 16, 1847. m. Dec. 9, 1874, at Worcester,
Vt., Julia Utton. Manufacturer and dealer in lumber. res,
Worcester.
I. Nora May'" b. Aug. 29, 1890.
IV. Flora Sally^ b. Oct. 21, 1848. m. Nov. i, 1870, Frank Delano, b.
1839, at Shoreham, Vt. Farmer, res. East Randolph, Vt.
I. Earl Rockwood'" Delano, b. Feb. 12, 1872.
V. Millard Fillmore^, b. Aug. 28, 1850, d. Sep. 19, 1850, at Chelsea.
VI. Elijah Dickerman^ b. June 26, 1852. m. Sep. 11, 1875, Ida Eliza
Glines, b. in Tunbridge, June, 1858. Farmer, res. East Ran-
dolph,
1. Annie Bertha'", b. Aug. 29, 1876.
2. Clarence Edison'", b. April 8, 1882.
VII. Emma Whitney^ b. Nov. 24, 1854. Teacher and dress-maker.
VIII. Joseph Dix^, b. May 22, 1857. m. March 24, 1885, at Wartsfield,
Vt., Helen Maria Holden, b. Oct. 7, 1858. Farmer, manufacturer
and merchant, res. East Randolph, Vt.
1. Elsie Abbie^", b. Oct. 30, 1887.
2. Shirley Belle'", b. July 3, 1889.
3. Josiah Holden'", b. April 17, 1891.
IX. Minnie^ b. Feb. 27, 1859. m. (i) Nov. 25, 1880, at East Bethel,
Charles Ezra Durkee, b. Oct. 20, 1852, d. Feb. 21, 1881 ; m. (2)
April 26, 1884, Edward Andrew Fitts, b. Nov. 30, 1854, at Bruns-
wick, Vt. Farmer, res. East Randolph, Vt.
1. Andrew Edward'" Fitts, b. July 12, 1886.
2. Eli Camp'" Fitts, b. April 7, 1888.
X. Mary Lilla^ b. Dec. 14, 1862. Teacher.
XI. Belle», b. Feb. 28, 1866. Teacher.
AT FRANCESTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Ill
Benjamin Stevens= Abigail' Dickerman.
66. Abigail' Dickerman, dau. of Samuer and Persis (Richard-
son) Dickerman (SamueP, John^, John^, Thomas^, Thomas'), b.
Oct. 7, 1785, in Francestown, N. H., d. June 5, 1861. m. Nov. 3,
1809, Benjamin Stevens of Goffstown, N. H., b. May 21, 1787, d.
Nov. 9, 1876.
I. Benjamin^ b. Dec. 2, 1810, d. soon.
II, Joseph Hadley®, b. April 6, 181 2, d. Dec. 23, 1880. m. (i) June 9.
1835, Margaret Patten, who d. Jan. 23, 1862 ; m. (2) June 10, 1862,
Achsah Huston, b. Sep., 1832, d. July 13, 1864; m. (3) Oct. 3,
1865, Mary J. Shirley, b. Oct. 5, 1832. Children :
By first marriage :
1. Mary Jane^, b. Aug. 22, 1S39. ™- Geo. Gould and had five children.
By second marriage :
2. Ann Maria^ b. July 5, 1863, d. July 16, 1864.
By third marriage :
3. Abbie M.^, b. July 17, 1866.
4. Alice Maria'', b. Oct. 23, 1868.
5. John Hadley^, b. June 24, 1870.
6. Frederick K.*, b. June 13, 1873.
III. Persis*, b. Sep. 12, 1813, d. May 14, 1871. m. March 12, 1835, Daniel
Plummer of Goffstown, N. H., b. Dec. 14, 1809, d. Aug. 6, 1890.
1. Abby S.^ Plummer, b. Aug. 11, 1837, d. Dec. 21, 1857. m. April i,
1856, David Andrews.
2. Martha A.^ Plummer, b. Aug. 30, 1839. m. July 29, i860, D. Whit-
man Hoyen.
3. Maria D.^ Plummer, b. March 9, 1841. ra. March 9, 1881, John H.
Kindall.
4. Persis D.' Plummer. b. May 23, 1845. m. July 10, 1865, Benjamin L.
Farley.
5. Julia A.^ Plummer, b. July 23, 1847. m. July 17, 1871, Enoch B.
Akin.
6. Mary E.'^ Plummer, b. Sep. i, 1852. m. June 20, 1876, Lewis E.
Wood.
7. Ira A.s Plummer, b. Feb. 8, 1859.
IV. Alfred^ b. April 15, 1815. m. Dec. i, 1838, EUen Major,
I. a child, b. 1840, died young.
V. Daniel L.^ b. March 25, 1817. m. Sep. 9, 1838, Sally Hutchinson,
his cousin, dau. of Nathaniel and Sally^ (Dickerman) Hutchinson
of Francestown, N. H., b. Aug. 17, 1817, d. July, 1880. (68, ll.)
112 THE FAMILY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
1. Melissie^ b. Oct. 3, 1S39, d. July 31, 1863.
2. Merrill C.^ b. Sep. 11, 1841, d. Dec. 6, 1876.
3. Monroe^ b. Sep. 11, 1841, d. Nov. 4, 1879. twin to Merrill.
VI. Benjamin Franklin", b. Nov. 17, 1819, d. Feb. 26, 1886. m. (i)
March 18, 1845, Asenath Stevens ; m. (2) June 29, 1852, Ann J.
Huntress.
By first marriage :
1. Charles Franklin^ b. Oct. 16, 1S4S, d. April 18, 1864.
By second marriage :
2. Clara A.^, b. March 9, 1856, d. June 18, 1S58.
3. Mary Ella^ b. Dec. 7, 1858.
4. George H.», b. Aug. 4, 1868, d. Sep. 6, 1868.
VII. Martha^ b. April 12, 1822, d. Oct. 25, 1835.
Charles F. Hutchinson= Betsey' Dickerman.
67. Betsey' Dickerman, dau. of Samuer and Persis (Richard-
son) Dickerman (Samuer, John', John', Thomas', Thomas'), b.
April 21, 1788, at Francestown, N. H., d. June 29, 1859. m. Sep.
1809, Charles Fry Hutchinson, b. Nov. 8, 1874, in Andover, Mass.,
d. March 22, 1859.
I. Sarah\ b. Aug. 30, 1810, d. Jan. 30, 1887. m. Benjamin Wells of
Ipswich, Mass.
II. Charles^ b. Dec. 5, 1812. m. May 22, 1838, Elizabeth Hubbard, b.
Oct. I, 1806, d. Feb. 4, 1886. res. 1325 Elm St., Manchester,
N. H.
III. Mary*, b. March i, 1822. m. Dec. 28, 1843, George W. Thayer, b.
Feb. 1823, d. Sep. 13, 1882.
1. Charles H.^ Thayer, b. Dec. 8 1845.
2. George W. A.» Thayer, b. Feb. 10, 1848, d. March 16, 1865.
3. Emma A.^ Thayer, b. Jan. 27, 1853, d. Sep. 11, 1854.
4. Mary Ella^ Thayer, b. June 7, 1855. m. Feb. 17, 1876, Stanley E.
Gould of Boston.
IV. Persist, b. Nov. 30, 1824. m. Nov., 1846, William Ballard Bullard
of Hancock, N. H., divorced about 1880.
I. Charles^ Bullard, b. Dec, 1856, d. Sep. 14, 1862.
V. Elizabeth% twin to Persis, b. Nov. 30, 1824. m. Sep. 1859, George
Washington Tyler Morris of Charlestown, Mass., b. Feb. 22, 1821.
He went down on the Cumberland at Hampton Roads, March 9,
1862.
AT FRANCESTOWN. II3
Nathaniel Hutchinson= Sally' Dickerman.
68. Sally' Dickerman, dau. of Samuer and Persis (Richard-
son) Dickerman (SamueP, John"*, John^, Thomas'', Thomas'), b.
April 21, 1788, in Francestown, N. H., d. June 29, 1856. m. Jan.
24, 1814, Nathaniel Hutchinson of Francestown, b. Jan. 24, 1790,
d. July 5, 1866.
I. Betsey', b. July 18, 181 5, d. March, 1888. m. Oct. 6, 1835, Hiram H.
Kimbell.
I. Sarah' Kimbell. 2. Maria' Kimbell.
3. Ada' Kimbell. 4. Justin H.' Kimbell.
II. Sally^ b. Aug. 17, 1817. m. Daniel L. Stevens. (66, v.)
III. Nathaniel M.^ b. Sep. 19, 1819, d. May 6, 1856. m. Nov. 2, 1843,
Susan A. Cornell.
IV. Justin^ b. June 10, 1824. m. June 28, 1853, Orpha T. Fish.
John' Dickerman= Sally Dakin.
69. John' Dickerman, son of Samuel" and Persis (Richardson)
Dickerman (SamueP, John^, John', Thomas", Thomas'), b. Jan. 7,
1791, in Francestown, N. H., d. Oct. 12, 1838. m. Aixg. 7, 1813,
Sally Dakin, b. Sep. 4, 1789, in Mason, N. H., d. Feb. 18, 1864,
in Nashua, N. H. Cooper, blacksmith and farmer.
I. John Dakin*, b. Nov. 5, 1814. m. (i) Sophia McFarlin ; m. (2)
Elizabeth Thurston Fuller. (86)
II. Nelson*, b. July 31, 1817, d. July 25, 1838,
III. Minot^ b. March 5, 1819, d. July 12, 1838.
IV. Milo^ b. Feb. 22, 1821, in Nashua, N. H. m. March 4, 1849, in
Manchester, N. H., Abbie Ann West, b. Jan. 15, 1821, in Ports-
mouth, N. H. Machinist, res. Nashua, N. H. Children born in
Nashua.
1. Charles Milo', b. Jan. 25, 1850, d. Jan. 10, 1857.
2. Leora Anabel", b. Dec. 25, 1854. m. Oct. 6, 1891, in Nashua, Francis
W. Gorham. res. Nashua.
V. Sarah Ann^ b. Jan. 18, 1823, d. Aug. 24, 1825.
VI. SAMUEL^ b. May 30, 1825. m. Mehetabel J. Davis. (87)
VII. Enoch**, b. March 20, 1827. m. Elizabeth Bennett. • (88)
VIII. Amos^, b. March 17, 1829. m. Ruth Maria Bennett. (89)
IX. Alonzo^ b. July 8, 1831, d. Nov. 8, 1892, in Brookville, Kansas, m.
July 30, 1864, Josephine Bonaparte Foss of Nashua, N. H. Engi-
neer, res. Brookville, Kansas.
114 THE FAMILY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
1. George Elma^, b. July 29, 1865, in Nashua, d. there Aug. 4, 1866.
2. Walter Isaac^ b. March 14, 1868, in Stillman Valley, Ills., d. Oct.
II, 1874, in Nashua.
3. Emma Louisa^, an adopted child.
X. Lydia Dakin^ b. May 5, 1834. m. March 10, 1853, Isaac Moore of
Canterbury, N. H. res. Leavenworth, Kansas.
I. Belinda Ann^ Moore, b. March 18, 1856, in Nashua, N. H. m. July
4, 1870, Charles Storms, of Brookville, Kansas.
i. George*" Storms, b. April 11, 1871, in Brookville, d. April 12, 1871.
ii. Melissa Ann*" Storms, b. April 12, 1875, in Brookville.
iii. Henry'" Storms, b. Dec. 7, 1877, in Brookville.
iv. Isaac Abraham^" Storms, b. June 15, 1880, in St. Joseph.
v. Mary Lydia'" Storms, b. Oct. 13, 1882, in St. Joseph,
vi. Strawder Alonzo'" Storms, b. Oct. i, 1885, in Leavenworth, Kansas.
JOHN D/ DICKERMAN = j ^^^^'^ McFarlin.
-* ( Elizabeth Thurston Fuller.
86. John Dakin' Dickerman, son of John'' and Sally (Dakin)
Dickerman (Samuel", SamueP, John^, John', Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. Nov. 5, 1814, in Mason, N. H. m. (i) Sep. 4, 1836, Sophia
McFarlin, b. 1814, in Lowell, Mass., d. May 11, 1850, in Billerica,
Mass. ; m. (2) Oct. 20, 1850, Elizabeth Thvirston Fuller, b. Aug.
20, 1820, in Jefferson Co., N. Y., d. Oct. 28, 1885, in Stillman
Valley, Ills. res. Stillman Valley, Ogle Co., Ills.
By first jnarriage :
I. John^ b. Sep. 30, 1837, at Lowell, Mass. m. June 7, 1871, Martha
Esther Bruce. Locomotive engineer. res. 5946 Wright St.,
Englewood, Ills.
II. George^ b. April 16, 1840, at Lowell, d. March 16, 1870. m. Sep. 23,
1868, Kittie Hogan.
I. Georgia Sophia^", b. Dec. 20, 1869, d. May 16, 1881.
III. Nelson^ b. April 19, 1843, in Lowell, d. June 20, 1847, in Lowell.
IV. Luke', b. March 19, 1845, at Billerica, Mass. m. Dec. 22, 1868, Julia
Ophelia Hoadley, b. Aug. 14, 1851. Stone mason and hotel
keeper, res. Stillman Valley, Ills. Children born in Stillman
Valley.
1. William Toby'«, b. Oct. 26, 1869.
2. Olive Sophia'", b. Sep. 13, 1871.
3. Minnie May'", b. May 21, 1873.
4. Julia Garnett'", b. Dec. 31, 1874.
AT NASHUA. 115
5. Harvey James"*, b. Dec. 18, 1877.
6. Laura Elvaretta'", b. July 8, 1879.
7. Archibald Dakini", b. Aug. 3, 1882.
8. Mary Isabell'", b. Dec. 8, 1884.
V. James Henry^ b. April 3, 1848, in Billerica, Mass. m. Feb. 9, 1875,
Mary Louise Beaumont, b. Oct. 5, 1857, in Chicago, res. 5652 La
Salle St., Englewood, Ills. Children :
1. Cora'o, b. Jan. 2, 1876.
2. George Dakin'", b. Jan. 12, 1884.
VL Sophia Frances^ b. April 26, 1850, in Billerica. m. Nov. 25, 1880,
Charles Freeman Van Buren, b. Sep. 13, 1856. res. 5922 Wright
St., Englewood, Ills. Children :
1. Bessie Sophia^" Van Buren, b. Sep. 16, 1881.
2. Harold'" Van Buren, b. Dec. 30, 1888, d. Jan. 24, 1889.
By second marriage :
VII. Charles Dascomb^ b. Jan. 23, i860, at Stillman Valley, Ills. m. Nov.
28, 1883, Maggie McAvoy. res. 5142 Dearborn St., Chicago.
I. Gertrude"*, b. Sep. 18, 1884, in Chicago.
Samuel' Dickerman=Mehitabel J. Davis.
87. Samuel' Dickerman, son of John' and Sally (Dakin) Dick-
erman (Samuel", SamueP, John\ John\ Thomas'', Thomas'), b.
May 30, 1825, in Nashua, N. H., d. July 10, 1895, in Leavenworth,
Kansas, buried in Joliet, Ills. m. July 3, 1844, in Lowell, Mass.,
Mehitabel J. Davis, b. Feb. 19, 1822, in Lyman, Maine, d. Dec.
21, 1869, in Joliet. He was an engineer on the Rock Island
Railroad.
I. Melissa^ b. July 11, 1847, d. Jan. 28, 1849.
II. Samuel Nelson^ b. Aug. 11. 1850, in Nashua, N. H. m. Nov. 13,
1883, Mary A. Behrs, b. March 25, 1864, in Albany, N. Y. Engi-
neer, res. 5751 La Salle St., Englewood, Ills.
I. Elmer Behrs'o, b. Dec. 26, 1885.
III. Minot John^ b. Dec. 13, 1852, in Nashua, N. H. m. Dec. 25, 1878,
Jennie R. Richardson, b. Sep. 9, 1859, in Somerset, Niagara Co.,
N. Y. Engineer, res. Joliet, Ills.
1. Charles Lorin^", b. Oct. 12, 1879, at Joliet.
2. Sarah F.", b. Sep. 12, 1882, at Joliet.
3. Gertrudeio, b. Jan. 15, 1885, at Blue Island.
Il6 THE FAMILY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
IV. Charles Oscar^ b. April 14, 1854, in Nashua, m. Jan. i, 1881, Louisa
Hague of Peru, Ills. She d. Dec, 1890.
I. Samuel Nelson", b. Nov., 1882.
Enoch' Dickerman= Elizabeth Bennett.
88. Enoch^ Dickerman, son of John'' and Sally (Dakin) Dick-
erman (SamueP, Samuel^, John*, John', Thomas", Thomas'), b.
March 20, 1827, in Nashua, N. H., d. Feb. 26, 1891. m. March 20,
1853, in Manchester, N. H., Elizabeth Bennett, b. July 4, 1832, in
Canaan, N. H. Children born at Nashua.
I. Mary Elizabeth^, b. Jan. 19, 1856. m. Dec. 12, 1879, Leander Reuben
Spalding of Nashua, N. H.
I. Mary Emily'" Spalding, b. Feb. 18, 1882, in Nashua.
II. Ida^ b. Sep. 28, i860, m. July 22, 1880, Frederick R. Cutler of
Nashua, N. H. Children born at Nashua.
1. Ida Elizabeth'" Cutler, b. April 15, 1882.
2. Harry Enoch'" Cutler, b. May 8, 1884.
3. Clara Jane'" Cutler, b. Nov. 25, 1886.
4. Frederick Samuel'" Cutler, b. Oct. 14, 1888.
5. James Henry"* Cutler, b. Aug. 24, 1890, d. April 23, 1891.
Amos' Dickerman=Ruth M. Bennett.
89. Amos^ Dickerman, son of John' and Sally (Dakin) Dicker-
man (Samuel*, SamueP, John\ John\ Thomas'^, Thomas'), b.
March 17, 1829, in Nashua, N. H. m. Dec. 14, 1848, Ruth Maria
Bennett of Canaan, N. H. Locomotive engineer, res. 700 West
7th St., Leavenworth, Kansas.
I. Ella Maria^ b. April 24, 1854, d. Aug. 16, 1854, in Nashua.
II. Oscar Eugene^ b. Sep. 5, 1856, at Chicago, m. June 23, 1875, in
Brookville, Kansas, Rorey Ennis Guiles, born in Brookville,
Kansas.
1. Hattie Sophia'", b. Dec. 23, 1876.
2. William Adelbert'", b. Aug. 21, 1878.
3. Edward Eugene'", b. Nov. 23, 1880.
4. George Jeremiah'", b. Jan. 27, 1883.
5. Amos Jamas'", b. May 2, 1885.
6. Mary Ann'", b. June 7, 1887.
7. Ella Maria'", b. March 12, 1890.
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III. Adelbert^ b. June 15, 1S60, d. Oct. i, i860, in Chicago.
IV. Emma Maria^ b. Sep. 18, 1862, in Chicago, m. Aug. 16, 1885, in
Brookville, Kansas, Joseph Richardson.
1. Mary Elizabeth'" Richardson, b. June 10, 1888.
2. Myrtie Bell'" Richardson, b. Sep. 7, 1890.
Lemuel' Dickerman= Elizabeth Payson.
60. Lemuel" Dickerman, son of Samuer and Rebecca (Bent)
Dickerman (John", John^, Thomas^, Thomas'), b. about 1751, d.
Nov. I, 1817, ae. 66. m. Dec. i, 1772, Elizabeth Payson, dau. of
Samuel and Ann Payson, b. Dec. 26, 1751, d. March 7, 1825. res.
Roxbury, Mass., where he was received to the Baptist church, Oct.
I, 1809.
L Lemuel, b. Sep. 17, 1773, died young.
II. Rebecca'', bap. Aug. 27, 1775. m. Oct. i, 1803, Charles Belknap, s. i.
III. Nancy', b. June 8 (bap. June 15), 1777, d. Aug. 6, 1851. m. (i) June
25, 1801, John Richards, who died Dec. 14, 1801, s. i. ; m. (2) Sep.
181 3, Dea. Daniel Pierce'' of Brookline, Mass., son of Ebenezer*
and Sally (Woodbury) Pierce (John'', John^, Thomas', Robert'), a
widower with two children, Jonathan Mason Pierce (90, v) and
Abigail Pierce.
1. Lydia^ Pierce, b. July 7, 1814, d. Sep. 30, 1870. m. March 23, 1841,
Isaac D. Hooper of Biddeford, Maine, d. Feb 18, 1893. She was
his second wife (90, vi).
i. Arthur Pierce' Hooper, b. April 1842, d. June 24, 1842.
2. Sarah Ann^ Pierce, b. Nov. 25, 1815, d. Feb. 27, 1825.
3. Elizabeth Payson** Pierce, b. March 21, 1817, d. April 20, 1833.
4. Mary Louisa** Pierce, b. June 3, 1822, d. July 13, 1825.
IV. Betsey', bap. July 25, 1779, d. Oct. 7, 1804.
V. Sarah'' (or Sally'), b. March 27, 1 78 1, m. Jesse Stetson. (90)
VI. Hannah', bap. Feb. 9, 1783. m. John Tucker. (91)
VII. Mary', (or Polly'), bap. April 25, 1784. m. Abner Dunton. (92)
VIII. Elizabeth Payson', bap. Oct. 22, 1786. m. William Pownall
Humphrey. (93)
IX. Persis', bap. Jan. 25, 1789, died young.
X. Lois', bap. July 8, 1792. m. Andrew Foster, s. i.
XI. a daughter, died young.
XII. LuciNDA', b. about 1798, bap. June 28, i8or. m. Dec. 16, 1817,
Josiah Reckard. (94)
Il8 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Jesse Stetson= Sarah' Dickerman.
90. Sarah' Dickerman, dau. of Lemuer and Elizabeth (Pay-
son) Dickerman (Samuel', John', John', Thomas', Thomas'), b.
March 27, 1781, d. June 13, 1820. m. Nov. 1800, Jesse Stetson,
b. Jan. 15, 1779, d. Aug. 16, 1847, ae. 68.
I. Elizabeth Paysons, b. Dec. 18, 1801. m. Bradbury Pevear. (95)
II. Sarah^ b. Nov. 10, 1803, d. Feb. i, 1826, ae. 22. She was affianced to
Rev. Geo. Kalloch.
III. Mary Ann^ b. Oct. 26, 1805. m. Burnham Pevear. (96)
IV. Rebecca Belknap^, b. March 27, 1808, d. Sep. 1867. m. (i) Oct. 26,
1829, Rev. George Kalloch, who died Nov. 14, 1831 ; m. (2) Sep.
4, 1837, at Charlestown, Mass., Rev. Nicholas Medbury, who died
1877.
1. George Alexander^ Kalloch, b. Oct. 26, 1830, d. Aug. 10, 1832.
2. James Knowles' Medbury, b. June 28, 1838, at Watertown, Mass., d.
Aug. 30, 1873, at London, England, m. Marie Harrisarde of Paris,
France.
3. a son, b. Oct. 3, 1842, d. Oct. 9, 1842.
4. Mary Ellen Keith^ Medbury, b. July 11, 1845, at Newburyport, Mass.,
m. June 6, 1865, James Steele MacKaye of Buffalo, N. Y., a play-
wright and actor; author of ''Hazel Kirke" '''Paul Kauvar"
'' Money Mad" etc.; d. Feb. 26, 1894.
i. Harold Steelei" MacKaye, b. March lo, 1866. m. June 2, 1892, Helen
Lyle Lane of Cincinnati, Ohio.
a William Payson" MacKaye, b. Nov. 19, 1894, at Washington,
D. C.
ii. William Payson'" MacKaye, b. Dec. 8, 1869, d. Jan. 22, 1889. He had
entered upon his father's profession of an actor and was meeting with
success.
iii. James Medbury^" MacKaye, b. April 8, 1872. Student at Harvard Uni-
versity,
iv. Percy Wallacei" MacKaye, b. March 16, 1875. Student at Harvard Uni-
versity.
V. Emile Bentonio MacKaye, b. March 6, 1S79.
vi. Mary HazeP" MacKaye, b. Aug. 24, 1880.
V. Prances'*, b. Nov. 4, 1810, d. Oct. 16, 1883, at Watertown. m. April
15, 1833, Jonathan Mason Pierce, son of Dea. Daniel and Lydia
(Humphrey) Pierce of Brookline, Mass., b. May 15, 1810, d. Aug.
19, 1872. Children were all born at) Brighton and also died
there.
I. Mary Elizabeth^ Pierce, b. July 21, 1834, d. Oct. 2, 1867. m. April 9,
1856, David Webster Hoyt, son of Enoch and Elizabeth (Williams)
AT ROXBURY. IIQ
Hoyt of Amesbury, Mass., b. April i6, 1833. He was author of
'■'The Hoy t Family" and is now principal of the Providence High
School.
i. Albert Piercei" Hoyt, b. Nov. 29, 1857, d. Oct. 7, 1890. m. April 15, 1884,
Annie L. Dodg-e. Grad. of Brown University.
2. Daniel Mason'^ Pierce, b. July 25, 1837, d. Sep. 19, 1838.
3. Laura Jane^ Pierce, b. Nov. 25, 1839, d. Feb. 26, 1845.
4. Albert Mason^ Pierce, b. June 14, 1844, d. Nov. 24, 1854.
5. Ella Frances^ Pierce, b. May 5, 1849, d. Aug. 4, 1849.
VI. Susan^ b. March 18, 1814, d. May 13, 1839. m. Isaac D. Hooper of
Biddeford, Me., d. Feb. 18, 1893 (60, iii, i).
1. Susan Maria^ Hooper, b. 1836, died in infancy.
2. Rebekah Kalloch-' Hooper, b. 1836, twin to Maria, d. Aug. 4, 1854.
Bradbury Pevear= Elizabeth P/ Stetson.
95, Elizabeth Payson* Stetson, dau. of Jesse and Sarah
(Dickerman) Stetson, b. Dec. 18, 1801, d. April 7, 1884, ae. 82. m.
March 28, 1819, Bradbury Pevear, son of Daniel and Fannie
(Carr) Pevear, b. May 7, 1793, d. June 15, 187 1, ?&. 78.
I. Daniel Stetson^ b. Sep. 2, 1820, at Dedham, Mass., d. Aug. 27, 1853,
at Roxbury. m. April 4, 1844, Roxanna Hogdon of Roxbury.
1. Emily Maria"^, b. Sep. 3. 1846, at Roxbury. Teacher in Boston.
2. Mary Lizzie'", b. July 4, 1850, at Roxbury. m. June 11, 1872, Arthur
P. Wilson, a lawyer of Boston. Children all born at Roxbury.
i. Emma Florence'' Wilson, b. Sep. 4, 1873. Teacher in Boston.
ii. Myra Edith" Wilson, b. July 30, 1875. Student in Boston Normal
School,
iii. Frank Stetson'' Wilson, b. April 15, 1882.
II. Charles Bradbury", b. Jan. 27, 1823, at Jamaica Plains, m. Jan. i,
1845, Susan A. Haven, d. Feb. 11, 1894, at Dorchester. Children
all b. at Roxbury.
1. Charles Bradbury'^, b. Oct. 6, 1845, d. Oct. 17, 1846.
2. Ellen A.'o, b. July 26, 1847, d. Dec. 8, 1867.
'3. Bernard H.'", b. April 4, 1850, d. Feb. 19, i860.
4. Charles Bradbury'", 2d, b. Sep. 21, 1852, d. Nov. 26, 1887.
5. Nettie Gertrude'", b. May 7, 1855. m. Sep. 21, 1881, Albert W. Casey
of New Bedford, b. April 4, 1854. res. Dorchester, Mass.
i. Walter Pevear" Casey, b. April 23, 1885, at Fergus Falls, Minn.
III. Francis Burnham^ b. June 19, 1825, d. Apr. 8, 1826, at Roxbury.
I20 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
IV. James Meshach^, b. Julj^ 20, 1827, d. Aug. 20, 1885, at Newton High-
lands, m. June 19, 1854, Mary Adaline Hyde of Newton.
I. Mary E. Prances'", b. April 23, 1855, at Newton, m. March 22, 1882,
Arthur E. Brickett, a dry goods dealer of West Newton.
i. Edmund Pevear" Brickett, b. Jan. 23, 18S3.
ii. Norman Clark" Brickett, b. Dec. i, 1884.
V. Andrew Foster^ b. Feb. 27, 1830, d. May 7, 1830.
VI. Rev. Hiram Kalloch^ b. July 20, 1831. m. Aug. 12, 1858, at Frank-
lin, Mass., Almira W. Hodges, of Franklin, res. Jamaica Plains.
A Baptist minister. Retired after holding pastorates for thirty-
two years. No children.
VII. Warren Eliott^ b. Jan. 11, 1834, at Roxbury, d. Oct. 25, 1892. m. (i)
Dec. 27, 1861, Mary GuUager of Philadelphia, d. Aug. 12, 1877, at
Cambridgeport ; m. (2) Mrs. Sarah Come3^
1. Ellen Amelia'^ b. March 1868, at Roxbury, d. Aug. 8, 1877, at Phila-
delphia.
2. Arthur Stetson'**, b. Jan. 4, 1872, at Roxbury. Insurance agent, Bos-
ton, res. Cambridgeport.
VIII. Elizabeth Maria^ b. March 2, 1836, at Roxbury, d. March 25, 1S68.
m. March 21, 1861, Henry E. Lingham.
1. Henry Edwin'" Lingham, b. March 29, 1864, at Roxbury. m. Dec. 15,
1887, Gertrude Helena Edmands of Roxbury.
I. Edmands Pevear" Lingham, b. July 9, 1890, at Winchester.
ii. Clarence Mulford" Lingham, b. Nov. 27, 1892, at Winchester,
iii. Gertrude Elizabeth'^ Lingham, b. Dec. 28, 1895, at Winchester.
2. Elizabeth Maria" Lingham, b. March 25. 1868, at Roxbury, d. same
day.
IX. Judson'', b. June 11, 1838, at Roxbury, d. there July 2, 1841.
X. Almira Francena^ b. Jan. 18, 1843, at Roxbury. m. Dec. 7, 1865,
David N. B. Coffin of Newton Center.
I. Lillian Pevear'" Coffin, b. March 26, 1868, at Newton Center.
BuRNHAM Pevear=Mary Ann' Stetson.
96. Mary Ann* Stetson, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Dickerman)
Stetson, b. Oct. 26, 1805, d. Aug. 28, 1840, at Lynn, Mass. m. May
5, 1825, Burnham Pevear, son of Daniel and Fannie (Carr)
Pevear, b. March 5, 1800, d. July, 1867.
AT LYNN. 121
I. Geoige Kalloch**, b. Feb. i8, 1826, at Roxburj', Mass. m. July 13,
1852, at Newburyport, Mass., Lucy Hawes Chase of Yarmouth,
Mass. Children all born at Lynn.
I George Irving'", b. June 25, 1854. m. Sep. 23, 1885, Carmeleita
Hampton Chamberlin of Boston.
i. Chase Keith", b. Feb. 12, 18S7.
ii. Franceita Marie' 1.
2. Herbert Kalloch"*, b. Oct. 12, 1856. m. Nov. 4, 1880, Sereno Ayers
Clements of Peabody, Mass.
i. Edward Clements", b. Sep. 8, 1882, at Peabody.
ii. Robert Sutton", b. Sep. 21, 1S84, at Peabody.
3. Nellie Elizabeth Owen''', b. Dec. 19, 1858.
4. Lulu Waldo"', b. Sep. i, i860, d. Oct. 24, 1861, at Lynn.
5. Waldo Lincoln'", b. Sep. 11, 1862. m. Dec. 4, 1884, Mary Fenno
Rhodes of Dorchester.
i. :Munroe Rhodes", b. May 20, 18S6, at Lynn,
ii. ^Mary Lucille", b. Aug. 6, 1S94, d. Feb. 14, 1895, at Lynn.
6. Alice Horton"', b. Nov. 27, 1865.
7. Florence Chase'", b. Nov. 10, 1867.
n. Henry Augustus'', b. Sep. 13, 1828, at Tewksbury, Mass. m. Sep. 10,
1847, at Lynn, Sarah Ellen Orr. Children all born at Lynn.
1. Henry Theodore'", b. July 6, 1849. m. Aug. 17, 1870, Josephine
Hoyt of Sandwich, N. H.
i. Maud Stetson", b. Nov. 5, 1871, at Lynn,
ii. Ralph Hoyt", b. Sep. 29, 1873, at Lynn.
2. Emma Frances"*, b. Sep. 13, 1851. m. Sep. 5, 1870, at Lynn, Leonard
Richmond Lothrop, d. Dec. 7, 1888.
i. Sarah Maria" Lothrop, b. June 9, 1871, at San Francisco, Cal. m. April
12, 1893, at Lynn, Frank Case of Hartford, Conn.
a Elsa Lothrop'^ Case, b. Dec. 9, 1895, at Schenectady, N. Y.
ii. Bessie Mary" Lothrop, b. Oct. 9, 1873, at Lynn. m. April 20, 1895, Ros-
coe Waldo Ney of Hartford.
a Edith Lothrop'^ Ney, b. Aprils, 1896, at Port Richmond, N. Y.
iii. Emma Frances" Lothrop, b. May 27, 1875, at Lynn,
iv. Alice Richmond" Lothrop, b. Aug. 5, 1878, at Lynn.
3. Frederic Stetson'", b. Oct. 23, 1853. m. (i) Sep. 21, 1875, Sarah Eliz-
abeth Chapman, d. Aug. 21, 1878 ; m. (2) May 1880, Mary Bailey of
Rowley, Mass. Children by the first marriage, and born at Lynn.
i. Everett Chapman", b. Aug. 12, 1876.
ii. Albert Orr", b. July 11, 1878, d. Feb. 1880.
4. Mary Anna'", b. March 29, 1856.
122 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
5. William Augustus^", b. Feb. 20, 1858. m. Oct. 21, 1876, Annie John-
son of Peabody, Mass. Children all born at Lynn.
i. Jesse Stelsonii,b. May 26, 1877. Student at Brown University.
ii. Elizabeth Francesn, b. Oct. 28, 1879.
iii. Theodore Frederic", b. March 5, 18S1.
6. John Burnham"^, b. Dec. 20, 1867. m. Feb. 12, 1893, Eugenia Walker
of New York.
in. Sarah Stetson^, b. July 18, 1831, at Pelham, N. H. res. Shirley,
Mass.
IV. Mary Emily Waldo^ b. May 26, 1835, at Brighton, m. Sep. 10, i860,
William Henry Dana of Exeter, N. H., d. Aug. 6, 1886, at Somer-
ville.
1. Alice Dean'" Dana, b. May 23, 1S64, at Lynn, d. Aug. 23, 1864, at
Saco, Maine.
2, Margaret Ann"* Dana, b. May 8, 1S70, at Medford, Mass.
John Tucker= Hannah' Dickerman.
91. Hannah' Dickerman, dau. of Lemuel' and Elizabeth (Pay-
son) Dickerman (SamueP, John^, John', Thomas^, Thomas'), bap.
Feb. 9, 1783, d. May 1859. m. Dec. 22, 1S05, John Tucker, who
died April 1855. After marriage they removed to the far west and
their eastern relatives have known nothing of the family till a cor-
respondence, started by Miss M. B. Pevear, revealed the existence
of many descendants in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Dakota and
California. Unfortunately the information comes too late for
giving the detailed record in this connection. For additional par-
ticulars see Appendix I.
I. John Richard*, b. June 1806, d. 1867. m. (i) Jane Thompson; m.
(2) Margaret Thompson.
By first marriage :
I. Charles.^ 2. Thompson.'-' 3. Hannah Ann.^ 4. Clark. ^
By second marriage :
I. Mar)'.^ 2. Sarah. ^ 3. Henry.- 4. JeflFerson.'
5. Joseph.^ 6. Jennie.' 7. Adella.' 8. John.^
9. Jessie.'
II. Charles Belnap?, b. March 1808, d. 1866. m. Tabitha Welch.
I. Hannah.' 2. William.' 3. Mary Ann.' 4. Sarah.'
AND AT THE WEST. 1 23
III. Caroline Matilda*, b. Jan. 10, iSio, d. 1850. m. James P. Corron.
I. Lucinda" Corron. 2. Samantha' Corron.
3. Virginia' Corron. 4. Wesley^ Corron.
5. Electa" Corron.
IV. Hannah Ann"*, b. May 181 2. m. Joseph Corron, brother of James
Corron.
I. John^ Corron. 2. Hamilton' Corron.
3. an infant who died young. 4. Morris' Corron.
5. Augustus' Corron. 6. Cornelia' Corron.
V, Hiram LemueP, b. Aug. 1814, d. 1853. m. Deletha A. Hundley.
I. Clintilla.' 2. Mary Jane." 3. John R.'
4. Hortense.' 5. Hiram.'
VI. Sarah Sanborn*, b. April 1816, d. 1889. m. Walter Warner.
I. an infant who died young. 2. Washington' Warner.
3. Martha' Warner. 4. Wilber' Warner.
5. Olin' Warner. 6. Lucretia' Warner.
VII. Elizabeth Payson*, b. Dec. 181 8, d. 1874. m. Frederick Richardson.
I. Martha' Richardson. 2. Willet' Richardson.
3. Willis' Richardson. 4. Mary' Richardson.
5. Charles' Richardson. 6. George' Richardson.
7. Horace' Richardson. 8. Ann Eliza' Richardson.
VIII. George Washington*, b. May 1821, d. 1892. m. Susan Walker.
I. George.' 2. Eldora.' 3. Byron.'
IX. Henry Payson*, b. June 1823, d. 1829.
Abner Dunton=Mary' Dickerman.
92. Mary' Dickerman, dau. of Lemuer and Elizabeth (Payson)
Dickerman (Samuel", John', John', Thomas^, Thomas'), bap. April
25, 1784, at Roxbury. m. March, 1807, at Boston, Abner Dunton.
I. Barbary*, b. Feb. 17, 1809. m. Cyrus Rice. (97)
II. Charlotte*, b. Aug. 19, 1810. m. Nathaniel Tolman. (98)
III. Hiram*, b. Nov. 26, 181 1, at Roxbury, d. June 23, 1812, at Brookfield,
Mass.
IV. John Tyler», b. Oct. 10, 181 3, at Weston, Mass., d. 1866, at Brook-
field, Mass.
V. Abner Newton*, b. Dec. 12, 1817, at Brookfield, d. there Nov. 3,
1878. m. April 7, 1839, Frances Watson of Haddam, Conn., d.
Feb. 3, 1894.
124 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
I. Lucy Maria', b. June g, i860, m. Dec. 20, 1887, Eli Morris Converse
of West Brookfield, b. there Oct. 31, 1850.
i. Elsie Emelinei" Converse, b. Nov. 17, 1889.
ii. Robert Duntoni" Converse, b. Sep. 2, iBgi.
VI. Hiram Perkins^ b. March 12, 1S19, at Brookfield, d. April 20, 1870,
at Elgin, Ills. m. May 20, 1840, at Hartford, Conn., Belinda N.
Henry.
1. Mary F.', b. April 28, 1841, at Sturbridge, Mass. m. Jan. 22, 1872, at
Elgin, Ills., A. G. Clark. No children.
2. Ella P.", b. Feb. 29, 1843, at Belchertown, Mass., d. Jan. 23, 1852.
3. Abbie J.*, b. Sep. 30, 1845, at Belchertown. m. Dec. 19, 1869, at
Elgin, L. A. Kelley.
i. Henry D." Kelley, b. Dec. 12, 1871, d. July 1872.
ii. Paul D."" Kelley, b. July 18, 1875, at Winona, Minn., d. July 1876.
VII. Warren Hamilton^ b. Dec. 11, 1820, at Brookfield, d. Aug. 15, 1853,
at Spencer, Mass. m. 1844, at Spencer, Eliza Jones.
1. Henry Asa^, b. Nov. 28, 1844, at Spencer, d. July 9, 1846.
2. Frank Eugene^ b. Aug. 28, 1846. m. Jennie L. Prouty, dau. of Isaac
Prouty of Spencer.
i. Lewis Warren'", b. Nov. 3, 1872, at Spencer.
ii. Charles Erastus'", b. Dec. 25, 1876.
iii. Florence Prouty'", b. Sep. 14, 1880.
3. Mary Lucy^ b. March 28, 1849. ni- Sep. 7, 1869, Arthur M. Stone.
i. Mabel Jones'" Stone, b. Aug. 22, 1870, d. Feb. 12, 1892.
ii. Ruth Woodcock'" Stone, b. June 13, 1875.
iii. Gertrude Dunton'" Stone, b. May ig, 1881.
4. Angeline Powers', b. Jan. 15, 1853, d. Sep. 25, 1853.
Cyrus Rice=Barbary' Dunton.
97. Barbary® Dunton, dau. of Abner and Mary (Dickerman)
Dunton, b. Feb. 17, 1809, at Boston, d. March 2, 1876, at Melrose,
Mass. m. 1832, at Cambridge, Mass., Cyrus Rice, b. 1804, at
Wethersfield, Vt. Children all born at Cambridge, Mass.
I. Frank Henry", b. July 1836, d. Oct. 1879, at Boston, m. 1866, at
Boston, Mary Josephine Bartlett. no children.
II. Charles William^ b. 1839, d. in infancy.
III. Frances Adelaide^ b. 1841, d. in infancy.
IV. Helen Maria^ b. Oct. 30, 1844. m. Nov. 3, 1865, Thomas Tileston
Shepard, b. Aug. 22, 1834, at Boston.
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BOSTON. 12$
1. Frederic Colton'" Shepard, b. April 21, 1867, at Boston, m. Nov. 4,
1891, at Melrose, Elizabeth Coit Coggeshall.
i. Lawrence IngersolP' Shepard, b. Sep. i, 1892.
ii. Ralph Coggeshall" Shepard, b. Sep. 10, 1894.
2. Bertha Tileston'° Shepard, b. July 30, 1870, at Melrose, Mass.
3. Frank Dunbar^'* Shepard, b. Jan. 28, 1872, at Hyde Park, Mass.
V. Isadore Lorette^ b. Dec. 23, 1846. m. (i) Sep. 20, 1865, James Henry
Waterman of Boston, b. 1842, at Roxbury, d. 1877, at Denver,
Col.; m. (2) Jan. i, 1879, Charles Augustus Richards, b. April 10,
1846, at Dorchester. Children by first marriage.
1. Arthur Thomas^** Waterman, b. Dec. 19, 1866, at Boston.
2. Mabel Josephine'° Waterman, b. Nov. 10, 1868, at Chelsea, Mass. m.
April 25, 1888, at Natick, Mass., Charles Frank Sweetland, Jr., b.
at Natick, Sep. 1868.
i. Marjorie Gladys" Sweetland, b. Sep. 12, 1890.
ii. Mabelle Dorisn Sweetland, b. April 24, 1892.
VI. Ida May^ b. 1853, d. in infancy.
VII. Otis S\van^ b. 1855, d. in infancy.
Nathaniel Tolman— Charlotte' Dunton.
98. Charlotte" Dunton, dau. of Abner and Mary' (Dicker-
man) Dunton, b. Aug. 19, 1810, at Boston, d. March 3, 1886, at
Dorchester, m. 1830, at Roxbury, Nathaniel Tolnian of Dorches-
ter, b. there 1810, d. Dec. 25, 1864.
I. Mary^ b. 1 831, at Dorchester, d. 1834.
II. Martha^ b. 1831, twin of Mary, d. 1839.
III. an infant,
twins, b. 1832, d. next day.
IV. an infant, )
V. Frances Adelaide^, b. 1834, lived nine months.
VI. Hiram Perkins^, b. 1835, d. 1839.
VII. Mary Eliza^, b. 1837, d. 1840.
VIII. George Henry^, b. 1838, d. Dec. 14, 1863.
IX. Warren^ b. 1842?, lived a few months.
X. Mai-y Eliza^ b. Sep. i, 1844. m. Sep. 29, 1863, at Dorchester, Joseph
Eugene Blake, of Natick, Mass. Children born at Dorchester.
1. Grace Ellen'" Blake, b. Aug. 5, 1864, d. Oct. 22, 1864.
2. Edith May'o Blake, b. Sep. 22, 1865.
3. Grace Emma'° Blake, b. Dec. 22, 1871. m. June 4, 1891, at Dorches-
ter, Alfred Vaughn Staples, b. 1866, at Monroe, Maine. Children
born at Dorchester.
126 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
i. Hazel Perenne'' Staples, b. March 31, 1S93.
ii. Frank Joseph' ' Staples, b. Jan. 31, 1S95.
4. Amy Danforth'" Blake, b. June 24, 1885.
Wm. p. Humphrey= Elizabeth P/ Dickerman.
93. Elizabeth Payson' Dickerman, dau. of Lemuer and Eliz-
abeth (Payson) Dickerman (Samuer, John\ John^, Thomas",
Thomas'), b. Oct., bap. Oct. 22, 1786, at Roxbury, d. July 4,
1829. m. Aug. 31, 1809, William Pownall Humphrey, d. June
29, 1861.
I. William^ b. Dec. 15, 1811, d. .
II. Elizabeth Payson^ b. June 8, 1814. m. Dec. 5, 1832, James Madison
Wentworth, d. April 14, 1869. A soldier in the Union army,
Company H, 47 Reg. Mass. Vols.
1. Frances^ Wentworth, b. Dec. 15, 1834, d. Jan. 7, 1835.
2. James William' Wentworth, b. Jan. 29, 1835, d. 1835.
3. James Franklin' Wentworth, b. June 10, 1837. m. Sep. 14, 1862,
Mary A. Champion of Jamaica Plains. He was a soldier in the
Union army, Company K, 44 Reg. Mass. Vols.
i. Levi Franklin'" Wentworth. b. Aug. 12, 1866.
ii. Annie Mabel'" Wentworth, b. Aug. 27, 1868.
4. George Augustus' Wentworth, b. March 8, 1839. unmarried. A
soldier in the Union army, Company K, 44 Reg. Mass. Vols.
5. William Henr}'' Wentworth, b. June 22, 1841. married, four children.
A soldier in the Union army, Company B, 32 Reg. Mass. Vols,
res. Port Henry, N. Y.
6. Lydia Elizabeth' Wentworth, b. March 22, 1844, d. Aug. 23, 1847.
7. Freddie Madison' Wentworth, b. Dec. 22, 1846, d. Sep. 13, 1847.
8. Julia Maria' Wentworth, b. Oct. 25, 1848. m. Oct. 21, 1868, James
Blakemore Guttridge, b. March 14, 1847.
i. Martha EUzabeth Florence'" Guttridge, b. Oct. 30, 1S69.
ii. James Addison'" Guttridge, b. May 30, 1874.
9. Dexter Bradlee' Wentworth, b. April 5, 1851. m. Aug. 18, 1871, at
Roxbury, Marj' Ida Lingham, dau. of William and Mary Ann (Day)
Lingham. He is General Manager of N. E. Turbine and Fuel Co.
of Boston. Children all b. at Somerville, Mass.
i. Ethel I.'" Wentworth, b. Nov. 26, 1875.
ii. Harry B.'" Wentworth, b. Oct. 19, 1877.
iii. Mary Ida'" Wentworth, b. March 18, 1880.
10. Amanda Louisa' Wentworth, b. Nov. 1854, d. Aug. 26, 1867.
AT ROXBURY. 12/
III. Ebenezer Boyd^ b. Feb. 4, 1818. m. April 7, 1840, Catharine Huys-
ler Benson, d. June 11, 1884. res. West Paris, Maine. He has
written of his family with great effort on account of being
enfeebled with paralysis.
1. Sarah Elizabeth^ b. Aug. 20, 1841, d. Oct. 3, 1886. m. March 28,
1876, Weston V. Whitman, d. Aug. 28, 1885.
i. Sadie Maud*" Whitman, b. March 13, 1877, d. March 15, i88g.
ii. Walter Ebenezer^" Whitman, b. Oct. i, 1879, d. Oct. 14, 1882.
2. Mary Arabella^ b. Dec. i, 1845. m. March 10, 1863, Nelson S.
Stevens.
i. Cora Etta'" Stevens, b. Jan. 7, 1864. m (i) Oct. 6, 1886, William A. Hatt ;
m. (2) Jan. 14, 1896, Eldron H. Stearns.
a Clarence S." Hatt, b. July 11, 1887.
b Rofe N.ii Hatt, b. Nov. 11, 1889.
ii. Henry Dwight'" Stevens, b. July 31, 1S65. m. April 18, 1892, Abbie E.
Young,
iii. Mary Edithi" Stevens, b. Dec. 27, 1866.
iv. Charles Boyd^" Stevens, b. Dec. i, 1869.
3. Harriet Eliza^ b. Sep. 23, 1849.
4. Henrietta Mariah^ b. Sep. 30, 1855, d. Oct. i, 1857.
IV. Jonas Newton*, b. July 11, 1821, at Dorchester, d. March 15, 1894, at
Jamaica Plains, m. (i) Lydia Hayward, who d. April 5, 1854, s. i. ;
m. (2) Dec. 31, 1858, Catharine Maria Goodell of Hadley, Mass.
1. Kate Lillian', b. April 17, 1861, at Northampton, Mass. m. Joseph
Frost of Exeter, N. H.
i. Susan Lilliani" Frost, b. Nov. 29, 1888, at Haverhill, Mass.
2. Mary Lizzie', b. June 28, 1862. m. Jan. i, 1883, Frank Edwin Hux-
ley of Springfield, Mass. res. Jamaica Plains.
i. Frank Newton^" Huxley, b. Jan. 2, 1SS4.
i'i. Albert GoodelP" Huxley, b. April 4, 1886.
iii. Etta Grace'" Huxley, b. July 31, 1889.
3. Grace', b. Sep. 20, 1865, d. March 14, 1868.
4. George Wilfred', b. Feb. 14, 1872, d. 1894.
JosiAH Reck:ard = Lucinda' Dickerman.
94. Lucinda' Dickerman, dau. of Lemuer and Elizabeth
(Payson) Dickerman (Samuel^ John\ John^, Thomas^, Thomas'),
b. abont 1798, bap. June 28, 1801, d. 1829. m. Dec. 16, 1817, Josiah
Reckard, who was born at Jamaica Plains.
128 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
I, Lydia Ann*, b. Oct. 3, 1818, d. March 5, 1879, ge. 60. m. March 31,
1842, William Wadley Pevear, son of Daniel and Hephzibah
(Brown) Pevear, b. May 25, 1819, at Hampton Falls, N. H. house
contractor, res. Watertown, Mass.
1. Louisa Reckard^ Pevear, b. April 23, 1843, d. Oct. 18, 1862, se. 19.
2. Marietta B.' Pevear, b. July 7, 1845. res. with W. H. Pevear, Water-
town, Mass. To her unwearied research and painstaking efforts
are due the excellent records here given of the family of Lemuel and
Elizabeth (Payson) Dickerman.
3. Abbie Frances^ Pevear, b. Nov. 15, 1847. res. with W. H. Pevear,
Watertown, Mass.
4. William Herbert^ Pevear, b. Jan. 18, 1850. m. Dec. 14, 1876, Sarah
Elizabeth Lemon of Andover, Mass., dau. of Franklin Augustus
and Hannah (Barnard) Lemon of Troy, N. Y. and of Boston, res.
Watertown, Mass. Dealer in wood and coal.
i. H. Louisaio, b. Aug. 9, 187S.
ii. Harold Reckard", b. Dec. 2, 1881.
IL Louisa Foster^ b. Sep. 22, 1820. m. 1839, William Haggett, son of
John and Annis (Searle) Haggett, b. March 19, 1819, at Lynde-
boro, N. H. res. Charlestovvn, Mass. House finisher.
1. William Henry'' Haggett, b. July 5, 1841. m. Oct. 1884, Mary Gerry
of South Boston.
i. William Lawrence'" Haggett, b. Jan. 1894.
2. George Herbert^ Haggett, b. Feb. 22, 1843. m. Nov. 1867, Mabel F.
Gardner of Maine, res. Dedham, Mass.
3. Louisa Josephine^ Haggett, b. Aug. 24, 1847. m. April 1866, Alex-
ander R.Potter, d. Jan. 1893. He was a soldier in the Union
army. Mrs. Potter res. at Allston, Boston.
i. Herbert Rice'" Potter, b. July 8, 1867.
ii. Harry Elmoi" Potter, b. Jan. i, 1S70, d. Aug. 1870.
4. Sarah Ernestine^ Haggett, b. Aug. 24, 1847, twin with Louisa Jose-
phine, d. 1847.
5. Sarah Ernestine^ Haggett, b. Aug. 25, 1858. m. June 29, 1895, Edward
Lawrence Hall of Boston. Commercial traveler with a Northampton
house dealing in blank books, res. Dorchester, Boston.
Enoch' Dickerman= Sarah Wales.
61. Enoch" Dickerman, son of SamueP and Rebecca (Bent)
Dickerman (John", John', Thomas^, Thomas'), b. April 19, 1756 or
1758. m. (pub. Aug. 7, 1778), Sarah Wales, dau. of Moses and
Elizabeth Wales, b. June 16, 1757, d. July 2 or 3, 1829.
AND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1 29
I. Elizabeth'' b. June 23, 1779.
II. Rebecca', bap. April i, 1781.
III. Samuel', b. April 24, 1782. m. (i) Rebecca' Dickerman ; (2) Lois
Jordan. (99)
IV. Enoch', lived at Concord, N. H.
V. Moses', b. Jan. 29, 1786. m. Lydia T. Wales. (100)
Enoch^ Dickerman enlisted April 19, 1775, from Stoughton,
Capt. Asahel Smith's Co., served 4 months 28 days ; again, March
4, 1776, under the same Captain and served 3 days at Dorchester
Heights ; again, March 22, 1776, Capt. Theophilus Lyon's Co.,
" marched from Stoughton to Braintree in defence of their
country ;" again, July 13, 1776, served 3 days, " marched to Moon
Island, 28 miles, when the ministerial fleet was driven out of Bos-
ton ;" again, Aug. 14, 1777, Capt. John Bradley's Co., "marched
to Northern Dept.", served 3 months 28 days. "Enoch and Eliz-
abeth Dickerman were received to 3d Parish Church of Roxbury,
May 29, 1774." This Elizabeth was doubtless his sister. In 1802
he bought a share of Morrell's mills at Pembroke, Rockingham
Co., N. H., and built a clothing mill there. In 1809 he deeded
this property to Samuel Tolman of Stoughton, Mass., who after-
ward deeded it to Enoch's son, Moses' Dickerman. Feb. 24, 1814,
Sarah, wife of Enoch" Dickerman of Pembroke, N. H., "clothier
and seamstress," deeded in quit claim to Thomas Tolman of
Stoughton, " all our right of land dower to Elizabeth Wales, the
said Sarah's mother, and of estate of Moses Wales, deceased, Feb.
24, 1814." It would seem from the records that her burial was at
Canton.
Mr. T. L. Fowler of East Pembroke communicates the follow-
ing information April 12, 1891 : " By the records for Rockingham
County I learn that in Aug. 1802, Nathaniel Morrill, John Morrill
and Hezekiah Young deeded to Enoch Dickerman of Canton,
Mass., one-quarter of a saw mill, a grist mill, a privilege for a
fulling mill by said grist mill, a dwelling house and barn, with
about fifty acres of land, all in Pembroke, N. H. I think there
must have been a fulling mill there at the time, as Young was, I
think, a clothier. These mills had been built about nine years and
were in the extreme northerly part of Pembroke, with no road
leading directly from Pembroke village to them. March 9, 1809,
Enoch Dickerman deeded the same property to Samuel Tolman of
Stoughton, Mass. Feb. 28, 1810, Tolman deeded one-half of the
9
I30 THE FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
same to Moses Dickerman. I cannot say how long Moses con-
tinued to own the property, but in 1823 Tolman mortgaged the
whole to John Stunyan of Pembroke. I was born Dec. 1816, and
have heard that the Dickermans left there a little after my birth,
within a year or two. I have a recollection that when attending
Pembroke Academy, about 1833, there was a young man of this
name in the school."
Enoch' Dickerman, the son, is referred to in Bouton's history of
Concord, N. H., p. 590, as a somewhat eccentric character.
r, 7 T-w , , ^ Rebecca Dickerman.
Samuel' Dickerman = ] . ,
( Lois Jordan.
99. Samuel' Dickerman, son of Enoch" and Sarah (Wales)
Dickerman (SamueP, John', John', Thomas', Thomas'), b. April
24, 1782, d. July 7, 1854, at Stoughton. m. (i) July 2, 1807,
Rebecca Dickerman, dau. of Ezra and Elizabeth (Wales) Dicker-
man, b. July 17, 1787, d. Aug. 3, 1820, ae. S3 ', m- (2) Sep. 22,
1824, Lois Jordan. He Avas of Pembroke, N. H., at the time of
his first marriage ; later, of Canton, Mass.
I. Ezra^ b. Jan. 12, 1810, d. Aug. 20, 1870, se. 60, 7, 8. m. Adaline
Eastman, dau. of Ezra Eastman of Greensboro, Vt., b. Aug. 2,
1810, d. Jan. 26, 1878, se. 67, 5, 24.
1. Amelia A.^ b. , d. Jan. 1868. m. Dec. i860, Geo. H. Drum-
mond of Sharon, Mass.
2. Myra Jane^ b. April 6, 1844, d. Jan. i, 1872, se. 27, 8, 26.
3. Harriet F.^ b. about 1846, at Sharon, • m. Aug. 12, 1869, Lucian
Williams, who d. Oct. 20, 1892. res. Sharon.
i. Gertrude Faustinai" Williams, b. March 4, 1S74, at Saugus, Mass.
II. Enochs, b. Nov. 1811, d. Jan. 31, 1894, se. 82, 2, at Mansfield, Mass.
m. (i) 1840, Jane Eastman, dau. of Ezra Eastman of Greensboro,
Vt., b. there June 17, 1822, d. Jan. 19, 1882, at Canton; m. (2)
Dec. 1885, Mrs. Miranda Rounds of West Mansfield, b. about
1817. res. West Mansfield.
1. Helen Maria», b. Feb. 8, 1842, d. Sep. 8, 1846, se. 4-
2. Alphonso^ b. , d. Sep. 16, se. i yr. 8 days.
III. Elijah^ b. about 181 5, died young.
IV. Elizabeth Wales^, b. 1817, d. Dec. 29, 1858, cC. 41- m. at Sharon,
Samuel Gooch, who came from Maine.
AT SPENCER AND SHARON. I3I
1. Helen Maria" Gooch, b. Nov. 7, 1852. m. May 10, 1881, Walter M.
Adams, son of Francis D. and Miriam D. Adams of Spencer,
Mass., where they live.
i. Edith A.i" Adams, b. Dec. 11, 1882.
2. Caroline Augusta' Gooch, b. Nov. 9, 1854. rn- Oct- H) 1876, Frank
Long, son of John and Louisa (Packard) Long of Sharon, where
they live.
i. Harrie P.i" Long, b. Aug. i, 1878.
ii. Mildred L.i" Long, b. Jan. 26, 1886.
iii. Lillian F.'" Long, b. Jan. 15, 1889.
3. Juliette Amelia' Gooch, b. Aug. 30, 1857. m. May 28, 1878, Fred. D.
Long, son of John and Louisa (Packard) Long of Sharon, where
they live.
i. Arthur C.'» Long, b. April 8, 1882.
ii. Clarence E.'" Long, b. May 30, 1886.
iii. Fred. R.'" Long, b. June 18, 1890, d. May 8, 1892, x. i, 10, 20.
iv. Harold L'" Long, b. March 29, 1S94.
V. SamueP, b. Nov. 29, 1819, at Canton, m. Oct. 18, 1847, Maria Hol-
man. res. Spencer, Mass.
1. Emma', b. April 10, 1849. "i- 1874, Eleazer Smith.
i. Ada E.i° Smith, b. Oct. 27, 1875.
ii. Lewis'" Smith, b. Jan. 20, 1892.
2. George E.', b. Jan. 17, 1857. m. Sep. 26, 1885, Hattie Adams.
i. Everett M.", b. Aug. 27, 1886,
ii. Stuart B.'", b. Nov. 16, 1892.
3. Elmer Ellsworth', b. Dec. 10, 1861. res. Spencer.
MosES' Dickerman=Lydia T, Wales.
100. Moses' Dickerman, son of Enoch' and Sarah (Wales)
Dickerman (SamueP, John", John', Thomas', Thomas'), b. Jan. 29,
1786, d. Aug. 23, 1863, m. April 3, 1816, Lydia T. Wales, b. Jan.
I, 1798, d. Oct. 22, 1858 ; res. Pembroke and Concord, New
Hampshire.
I. Moses W.^ b. Oct. 26, 1817, d. Nov. 29, 1878. m. Sep. 14, 1841,
Abbey E. Tilton, b. May 24, 1821. res. Concord.
I. John C, b. July 19, 1843, d. Aug. i, 1863.
132 THE FAMILY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
2. George Oscar^ b. Feb. 13, 1847. m. Sep. i, 1868, Mary Daniels, res.
Concord.
i. Luella Ann.'"
ii. Edith Gertrude. 10
iii. and iv. died young.
3. Silas Barnet^, M.D., b. Sep. 22, 1849. m. (i) Jan. 4, 1872, Luella
Glidden ; m. (2) July 8, 1886, Flora M. Varney, dau. of Hollis B.
Varney of Abington. He is a practicing physician at Abington,
Mass.
i. Olin Drake", b. Oct. 28, 1876.
4. Charles T.^ b. June 16, 1854, d. June 19, 1854.
n. Thomas T.8, b. Nov. 11, 1819, d. Aug. 28, 1856. m. Jan. 26, 1843,
Sally W. Gate of London, N. H.
1. Amos C.^
2. Alphaeus M.^
3. Thomas B.^ died April 29, 1S90.
4. Hiram T.®
III. Mary C.^ b. Dec. 13, 1821, d. May 25, 1884. m. March 28, 1848,
Henry Tewksbury of Hopkington, N. H.
1. Joseph Henry« Tewksbury. res. Chicago, Ills.
2. Mary Elizabeth^ Tewksbury. m. , Eugene S. Chase of Methuen,
Mass.
3. Arthur B.® Tewksbury, d. in infancy.
4. Clara Calendia^ Tewksbury, . m. , Robert Stockin of
Melrose, Mass.
5. Angelina Harthorn^ Tewksbury, . m. , Charles C.
Fisher of Lawrence, Mass.
IV. Elizabeth W.^ b. Oct. 10, 1823. res. Taunton, Mass.
V. Clara K.®, b. Aug. 24, 1826. m. Sep. 9, 1849, Aaron B. Foss of Straf-
ford, N. H.; m. (2) Dec. 25, 1861, Timothy M. Nichols, res.
Taunton, Mass.
1. Nettie C.^ Foss, b. July 26, 1850, d. Feb. 24, 1855.
2. Arthur M.' Nichols.
3. Alice M.3 Nichols, . m. John F. Sargent of South Law-
rence, Mass.
4. Lena A. W.» Nichols.
VI. Lydia^, b. June 20, 1828, d. Dec. 20, 1831.
VIL Sarah*, b. May i, 1831, d. March 20, 1832.
VIII. Lydia C.^ b. May 6, 1834. m. Dec. 31, 1853, George W. McNeiL
res. Mt. Delight, Deerfleld, N. H.
AND IN MASSACHUSETTS. 133
1. George Uriah^ McNeil.
2. Mabel Calendia' McNeil, m. J. T. Gilmore, Goflfstown, N. H.
3. Elmer E.^ McNeil, died at the age of 2 years.
IX. Joseph W.^ b. Feb. 12, 1837. m. E. J. Winegardner. res. Solon,
Delaware Co., Michigan.
I. Warren Oscar', res. Solon.
X. Charles A.^ b. May 27, 1840, d. Aug. 25, 1864.
Ezra* Dickerman= Elizabeth Wales.
62. EzRA° DiCKERMAN, son of SamucP and Rebecca (Bent)
Dickerman (John\ John^, Thomas^, Thomas'), b. July 10, 1760, d.
Aug. 6, 1827, ae. 67. m. (i) Nov. 7, 1782 (pub. Oct. 15, 1782),
Elibabeth Wales, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah Wales, b. March 10,
1756, d. Jan. 17, 1821, ae. 65 ; m. (2) April 9, 1822, Anna, widow of
William Paul, b. about 1777, d. April 7, 185 1, ae. 74. res. Canton,
Mass.
I. Elizabeth', b. Jan. 26, 1784, d. July 2, 1829, ae. 45.
II. Sarah', b. July 19, 1785. m. Samuel Chandler. (loi)
III. Rebecca"', b. July 17, 1787. m. Samuel Dickerman. (99)
IV. Eunice', b. Jan. 17, 1794, d. Jan. 7, 1813, se. 19.
Ezra* Dickerman was in the Revolutionary war ; enlisted March
I, 1778, Capt. Theophilus Lyons' Co., served 40 days, marched to
Castle Island. He had a fulling mill in Canton which he sold to
Samuel Chandler, April 31, 1824, He and his wife Elizabeth quit
claim to Jacob Shepard of Canton, Feb. 3, 1817. He gives a deed
to Joseph Tolman, April 10, 1821. He and his wife Anna sell
property to C. L. Leonard ; also to Caleb Hobart, Aug. 2, 1826,
and to John Gay land in Canton, Nov. 26, 1826. They also sell to
John Paul, Aug. 30, 1826, land left to her by her father in Dor-
chester and conveyed to her partly by her son, John Paul, afore-
said. Mr. Trask of Dorchester remembers him as a trader who
took earthenware from his father's manufactory and dealt it out.
"He was a delightful man to meet, a good story teller and always
had a new story to tell. He did not laugh till he had finished and
then broke out heartily. He was a Unitarian, but his wife was a
member of Dr. Burgess's church of Dedham and a Congrega-
tionalist."
134 the family in massachusetts.
Samuel Chandler=Sarah' Dickerman.
lOI. Sarah' Dickerman, dau. of Ezra' and Elizabeth (Wales)
Dickerman (Samuer, John', John', Thomas', Thomas'), b. July
19, 1785, d. Jan. II, 1851, ae. 65. m. March 2, 1815, Samuel Chand-
ler, son of Joseph and Mary (Felt) Chandler of Canton, b. March
28, 1784, d. April 14, 1874, ae. 90. [He had married previously,
Oct. 27, 1808, Betty Billings, b. Dec. 13, 1788, d. Dec. 23, 181 1, ^.
23, and had a dau., Mary, who m. Henry Nye.]
I. Eunice^, b. Feb. 15, 1816, at Canton, d. Jan. 13, 1874. unmarried.
II. Sarah^ b. at Canton, d. April 24, 1873. m- Sep. 29, 1839, John Fan-
ning, d. Nov. 2, 1872.
1. Sarah" Fanning, b. July 19, 1840, d, Feb. 12, 1875.
2. Almina" Fanning, b. Oct. 30, 1843, d. Oct. 5, 1867,
III. Betsey^ b. Jan. 3, 1820, d. June 7, 1850. unmarried.
IV. Caroline^ b. May 2, 1822. m. April 28, 1846, Alfred W. AUyn, who
d. Jan. 9, 1894. S^-> 'i:3^\(\\\
1. Mary E.^ Allyn, b. Sep. 3, 1850. m. Sep. 4, 1879, Warren F. Taylor.
i. Sadie May'" Taylor, b. July 31, 1880.
ii. Winfred"" Taylor, b. May 12, 1882.
iii. Allyn C" Taylor, b. June 16, 1884.
iv. Ralph W.Jo Taylor, b. June 25, 1888.
V. George A." Taylor, b. Jan. 25, 1892.
2. Warren C." Allyn, b. Aug. 15, 1853. m. July 5, 1877, Abbie M.
Doland.
i. Alfred W.i" Allyn, b. April 4, 1S78.
3. Alfred B.^ Allyn, b. Aug. 6, 1858, d. Feb. 17, 1859.
CHAPTER VII.
EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
"A commonwealth ought to be but as one huge Christian personage, one
mighty growth and stature of an honest man, as big and compact in virtue as in
body." — John Milton.
Twenty years had passed since the planting of the New Haven
colony, when Abraham Dickerman went thither to make it his
home. It was not like going among strangers. The relations
between the people of New Haven and those of Massachusetts
Bay were most intimate.
Davenport and Eaton, with their company of two hundred and
fifty, arrived at Boston on the 26th of June, 1637, not more than a
year or two later, probably, than the ship which brought Thomas
Dickerman. This was a notable accession to the strength of the
colonists, both from the high character of the leaders and from
the wealth and enterprise represented. Great efforts were made
to have them remain permanently at Boston. But they had come
for business as well as for convictions. They purposed to start
an independent settlement and to found a commercial city.
There was no need of haste, however. It was wise to gain a
better understanding of the ground they were to occupy before
going farther. So they sent on seven of their number to spend
the winter and thoroughly examine the situation, while they tar-
ried for the report. The best part of a year was passed in this
way and it was the 30th of March, 1638, when they again embarked
to complete their voyage.
These were fruitful months. Think of how much it meant for
these new comers to be associated, during all this time, with the
tried veterans who had preceded them in the work of building
settlements. What cheer it brought to the Massachusetts pioneers
to greet in their homes these fresh arrivals from the dear old
country ! And how intensely interesting to the sojourners was
this life of the colony, with its illustrations of what they them-
selves were to encounter, the problems they would have to meet
and solve in the new community they were about to establish !
136 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
The settlement Avas small as yet, numbering no more than a
New England village of the present day, and providing for all
these men, women and children must have given some share to
every house. This speedily brought about a close familiarity.
Children were playing together ; youths and maidens were chat-
ting merrily over their work, and the older people talked of busi-
ness concerns, discussed the political aspect of things in England,
or gravely argued on questions of theology.
Those who have lived for any time in a frontier settlement of
the present day know how free and spontaneous is the social life
to be found there. We may suppose that it was not altogether
diiferent in this case. That sojourn in Boston of these settlers on
their way to New Haven made them participants in all that was
going on. For the time they were a part of that community,
entering into its interests, forming acquaintances and cultivating
friendships to continue through life.
After this, the people of New Haven could not but cherish
warm feelings toward those of Massachusetts Bay. And every-
thing worked to perpetuate these feelings. That was the central
point for all the Puritan colonies, the port of entry for shipping,
the trading post, the metropolis, so far as there was any, on this
side of the Atlantic. Intercourse was constant between the two
places, and the settlers on the Sound were frequent visitors in the
homes and among the people who had become so dear to them.
It is not strange, therefore, that the daughter of a New Haven
citizen should have been in Dorchester in the year 1658. Nor is it
more surprising that a young man of that place should have
formed an attachment for her and asked her to become his wife,
y This, in brief, is the story of the marriage of Abraham Dicker-
man and Mary Cooper.
Here is the explanation, too, of the removal to New Haven.
They could start out in life there under especially favorable con-
ditions, as her father was a man of growing prominence, and this
seemed better than to make a home in Dorchester. So Abraham
Dickerman became identified with the people among whom his
. wife had been reared, entering not only her family but the com-
munity. As time passed on children came to them and grew up
there. These children married those of the neighbors. The
grandchildren did the same till all the families of that time were
intermingled, and the descendants of one were descendants of
many. A glance at the Charts will make this clear.
THE FOUNDERS. 137
The true child of a historic town must have the sentiment of
filial reverence, not only toward the one ancestor whose name he
bears, but toward those others, also, whose blood flows in his
veins and whose traits are interwoven in his personality. It is
fitting that we linger a little overJ;hese early people of New
Haven.
They began their colony in 1638 by founding a church, thinking
to build a state with no voters but church members and with the
Bible for their law book. Having broken away from a bad gov-
ernment, they wanted to form a good one, and this seemed to
them the most likely way.
For leaders they had able, educated and wealthy men. These
had followed lucrative pursuits and lived in comfort heretofore.
They expected to do the same here and laid their plans for busi-
ness success.
Events looked promising. The movement of colonists from
England to America was in full flow, with prospects of increase.
The tyrannies of the crown were unbearable ; most of the Puri-
tans had lost hope of juster treatment, and Cromwell had not yet
arisen. What was more probable than the speedy growth of a
commonwealth on this side of the sea ?
The settlement was laid out with this in mind. It was soon to
be a thriving seaport. A number of the settlers built large and
costly houses, " outdoing the rest of the country," as the historian
says. The house of Theophilus Eaton was so large as to contain
nineteen fire-places, and those of Davenport, Gregson and Aller-
ton were on a similar scale. The style of living, too, in the
wealthier families, was of a kind not often seen among pioneers.
It was bringing London into a wilderness.
But the promise failed of fulfillment. The Long parliament
assembled, Cromwell led his "Ironsides" to victory, Charles was
beheaded. The immigration to America ceased, and the settlers
began to go back to England. New Haven could not grow.
Investments there did not bring returns. Those who had been
rich saw their wealth fast leaving them.
Many were the disappointments of those first twenty years.
Besides the lack of success in businesss other things went ill.
Their near neighbors, the Dutch at Manhattan, were not friendly.
An attempt to start a settlement at Delaware was defeated by
Swedes. Having built a large ship at great cost and laden it with
138 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
a choice cargo, they saw it sail out of the harbor with a number of
their best people and never heard of it again. Malaria prevailed
and was as depressing to the spirits as it is to-day. The darker
traits of human nature came out now and then, for with all their
devotion to a religious conviction, they were far from perfect.
Crimes were committed and punished. Members of the church
misbehaved and were put under discipline. This happened to
their earliest clerk, and also to the earliest schoolmaster, and so
great was their chagrin that they left the colony. The wife of the
governor fell under the same cloud and passed many years in
excommunication. And finally, to crown the whole, their pecu-
liar system of government and their independence as a colony
were overthrown at one blow by the act which consolidated the
two colonies of New Haven and Connecticut into one.
Probably the men who thought out this enterprise and did
their best to work it out, all died with the feeling that their
project had failed. They had built up in their minds an ideal
commonAvealth and hoped to make it actual in their own day.
But their planting was for a longer growth and a more distant
harvest.
The list of planters made in 1641 contains 121 names, and there
were 30 householders besides. But of these 151 proprietors quite
a number never became residents, many removed early to Milford
and other settlements, while several returned within a few years
to England. Hardly half became permanent and left families to
be an element of the community afterwards.
Those of commanding influence at the beginning were most of
them gone in twenty years. Thomas Gregson, George Lam-
berton, Francis Brewster and Capt. Nathaniel Turner were lost in
the ship that never returned. Elder Robert Newman is not men-
tioned after 1649. Governor Eaton died in 1657, and the deputy
governor, Stephen Goodyear, who was absent in England, fol-
lowed him soon after. The pastor, John Davenport, bereft of his
early co-laborers, remained to bear, without their sympathy, the
bitterness of that great disappointment in the union Avith Con-
necticut, and then in 1668 removed with his family to Boston. Of
the eleven whose names are recorded as chosen founders, only
Matthew Gilbert, William Andrews and John Punderson were
then left. And these three with Governor Eaton were probably
the only ones to be buried here.
New men now came to the front to guide the affairs of the com-
JOHN COOPER. 139
munity, and they were men of a different kind ; not so great, but
more practical in dealing with everyday concerns. The founders
were scholars, thinkers, masters of the deeper things in the life of
men and of society. They had many traits of the seer. They saw
visions — saw a kingdom to be established of so high an order that
the age w^as not ready for it. This made them visionary. Those
who followed were more common men, and for that reason better
fitted for what now had to be done.
Of this class was John Cooper.* He had been with the colony
from the first — planter, freeman and signer of the *' fundamental
agreement." At that time he was a young married man, with
one child, to whom others were soon added. His means were
small, the amount of his tax being 6 shillings 7 pence. His edu-
cation was meager ; he signed his name with a mark and all his
books were inventoried after his death at 18 shillings. He was
not in a position to become engrossed with the profound concep-
tions of Eaton and Davenport. His view of things was at close
range. It was the practical question of making a home and get-
ting bread for his family. And when it came to public interests
his eye was caught by the things that were going at loose ends
about town and that needed to be brought up and put in order ;
what was w^anted then and there to make New Haven a better
place to live in, and to advance the welfare of its people.
Such a man was of course in the background during the specu-
lative period. But he was to live till this period had passed,
growing deeply and strongly into the practical everyday life of
the place and making himself master of its affairs. He was to be
here fifty years, and during that time perform valuable services
for the community which was then acquiring the character it has
held until now.
In the New Haven records for these fifty years there are few
names occurring so often as his, or in a way to show more con-
stant engagement with public duties. In the earlier years these
duties were often of that thankless sort whose necessity every one
sees but few are willing to undertake ; later he was in positions
of dignity and honor.
* This name is spelled variously in the New Haven records. Often it is Coivper. There was
another John Cooper among the early settlers of Lynn, Mass., who came from Olney, England,
the home of the poet William Cowper. In English records the John Cooper of Lynn has been
found associated with certain New Haven colonists, which suggests a possible near relationship to
this person of the same name. In a list of emigrants in the Expedition of London, Nov. 20, 1635,
occurs, " Jo : Coop [Cooper] of 21 yeeres," with " Jo : Davenport, 30 yeeres."
140 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
Nov. i6, 164J, it is ordered,
"That every chimney in town in which fire is kept be swept once every
month from September till March, and once every two months in summer,
which work Goodman Cooper has undertaken to do, and is to have 4 pence
apeice for every chimney that is two stories high and upward and 2 pence
apeice for all that are under two stories to be duly paid by all them that agree
with him ; but if any will do it themselves and Goodman Cooper come after the
limited time and find them not done or not well done, he is to do it well and to
have double pay of them whose neglect it is, and if he neglect to do it he is to
pay double pay for his neglect."
He continued to do this work as late as 1649, when other public
duties fully occupied his time.
Oct. 22, 164s, he and Joseph Nash were admitted members of the
court. In the following March he was appointed with Christo-
pher Todd a "viewer of fences for Mr. Newman and Mr. Brown-
ing's quarter ;" fourteen others being designated for the same
office in other quarters.* April 7, 1646, it was ordered,
"That bro : Cooper drive the necke the 17th of this instant April, and after-
wards whose cattle soever be found there, they being pounded, shall pay by the
owner 6d. a head."
Again in October "he and bro: Mansfield were chosen sur-
veyors." The next year, March 2j, 164-/, he was appointed on a
committee to equalize taxes, also on a committee to "confer with
bro : Andrews about keeping an ordinarie," i. e. a public house.
Then, October 1648, the question was raised of having a public
pound with a pound-keeper in constant service. A committee
reported through the Governor,
"That the man most fit for this trust and employment, the court conceived,
was John Cooper."
In due time he was appointed, and took oath Nov. 20, 1648,
"To be faithful to the trust committed to him in viewing fences and pound-
ing cattle, according to the court's order, without partiality or respect of
persons."
♦ The practice of choosing two fence viewers for each ''Quarter" was continued till 1738, after
which a number of " fence viewers for the town " were chosen. The names of the " Quarters "
were changed in some cases when the land holders after whom they were called had passed away.
So the "Newman and Browning Quarter T on the north side of the town, came to be known as
" Cooper s Quarter,'' and this name was retained as late as 1738. In 1684 the divisions were " York-
shire Quarter'' westward of the public square, " Cooper's Quarter," on the north. " Governor's
Quarter," on the east, and " The Suburbs," on the southwest.
THE PRACTICAL MAN. I4I
Not much is said of the other "fence viewers " who began with
him. He seems to have done his work with so great thorough-
ness that he soon had on his hands the duties of all the rest, and
people came to look to him as the only one for this kind of ser-
vice. And it was a service of no little importance in a new town,
where horses, cattle and swine were roaming at large. The peace
and comfort of every house were concerned. Delicate and difficult
questions were sure to rise between one neighbor and another,
requiring sound sense and a large share of good humor for their
adjustment. To succeed in such a position was no slight achieve-
ment.
In 1654 a militia company of 133 men was called for in view of
threatened hostilities with the Dutch. In this company he was
appointed a Corporal. The same year he and Thomas Munson
presented a petition to the General Court in behalf of fifty or
sixty persons who proposed to remove to Delaware Bay. In con-
nection with this project he was sent as a special messenger to
Boston to solicit cooperation from the settlers there, an errand
which had little success.
About 1655, John Winthrop and Stephen Goodyear united in
establishing iron works at the outlet of Lake Saltonstall, where
they set up "a bloomery and forge." John Cooper was in care of
these works and was connected with them as agent while they lasted,
till 1679 o'" ^°- ^^ interesting account of this enterprise is to be
found in Dodd's East Haven Register, p. 2j. In 1657 the works were
leased to Capt. Thomas Clarke and Mr. Payne of Boston. Doubt-
less the business then took the agent occasionally to that city, and
this may account for his daughter's being there in 1658-9.
At this time John Cooper's name begins to appear frequently as
attorney in cases before the General Court ; also as an appraiser
of estates, like those of Edward Hitchcock and Governor New-
man ; the Court appoints him a commissioner for the settlement
of Mrs. Goodyear's estate ; he is on a committee to fix the
bounds of certain lands in dispute lying between the colonies of
New Haven and Connecticut, and he is chosen in 166 1 and 1662 a
Deputy to the General Court. After the union of the two colo-
nies he was five times Deputy to the Connecticut General Assem-
bly, and he held the office of Townsman, or Selectman, as we now
say, for twenty-seven terms.
But perhaps the highest mark of esteem was given in 1661. It
was soon after the restoration of Charles II. to the British throne.
142 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
The regicides Goffe and Whalley had fled to this country and
were in hiding at New Haven. Officers of the King had been
sent to arrest them, but had failed because of the protection given
to the fugitives by the people. Great indignation had been
aroused, and Edward Rawson, the royal Secretary at Boston, had
written to Governor Leete a sharp and threatening letter. This
caused general alarm. President Stiles says : " In less than ten
days after the departure of the pursuivants, on May 23, 1661, John
Nash and John Cooper, being chosen Deputies to the General
Court, declined, and the same day, at a second choice, John
Davenport, Jr., and John Nash being elected, declined serving.
No choice was made ; such was the reluctance of all to serve at
this critical juncture. At length, Aug. i, 1661, John Cooper and
James Bishop were elected and dared to accept." The former
had been one of the Townsmen at the time of the Judges' escape,
and so was in the greater danger. His acceptance of the election
of Deputy, therefore, showed his courage. The people were not
slow to see this and looked to him as one whom they could
depend upon.
It was a case of the greatest delicacy, requiring the finest tact
and the most prudent diplomacy. When, therefore, John Cooper
was chosen one of two who should proceed to Boston and present
to the angry Secretary the reply of the General Court, it was high
proof of the esteem and confidence in which he was held.
John Cooper's "home lot" in New Haven was on the south-
west corner of Church and Grove streets, extending nearly to the
present corner of Wall street. This property passed to his son
and long remained in the family. Several other fields came to
him as a planter, and the whole amounted to about thirty-four
acres. Afterward he added by purchase, from time to time, till
he had land enough to provide generously for his children.
Though he removed to East Haven on account of the iron
works, it seems probable that the home in New Haven was still
continued ; kept, perhaps, by his daughters.
The record of his family is as follows :
John' Cooper died Nov. 23, 1689.
I. Mary.- m. Jan. 2, 1658-9, Abraham'^ Dickerman. (3)
II. Hannah'-, b. about 1639, d. June 15, 1675, se. 36. m. 1661, John Pot-
ter, Jr., son of John Potter of New Haven.
1. Hannah^ Potter, b. r66i, d. June 13, 1662, se. 6 mos.
2. John^ Potter, b. June 13, 1662, d. Aug. 10, 1663, se. 14 mos.
THE FAMILY OF JOHN COOPER. I43
3. Hannah^ Potter, b. June 26, 1665.
4. John^ Potter, b. Aug. 4, 1667. m. Feb. 23, 1691-2, Elizabeth Holt.
5. Samuel' Potter, b. July 23, 1669, d. Nov. 16, 1669.
6. SamueP Potter, b. Dec. 25, 1670, d. Dec. 1670.
7. an infant, b. Feb. i, 1671, died soon.
8. Mary' Potter, b. March 16, 1672-3, died young.
9. Samuel' Potter, b. June 3, 1675. m. Jan. 10, 1700-1, Abigail Hill.
III. Sarah.'^ m. March 23, 1661-2, Samuel Hemingway.
1. Sarah' Hemingway, b. July 26, 1663. m. June 4, 1684, Thomas
Goodsell.
2. Samuel' Hemingway, b. Dec. 13, 1665, m. Mehitabel Denison, dau.
of John and Grace (Brown) Denison.
3. Mary' Hemingway, b. July 5, 1668.
4. Hannah' Hemingway, b. Sep. 14, 1670. m. John Howe, -Jr.
5. Abigail' Hemingway, b. Feb. 16, 1672. m. 1706, Joseph Holt, son of
William and Sarah Holt, b. April 2, 1655.
6. John' Hemingway, b. May 29, 1675. m. Mary Morris.
7. Abraham' Hemingway, b. Dec. 3, 1677. m. (i) ; (2) Nov. 11,
1713, Sarah Talmadge.
8. Isaac' Hemingway, b. Dec. 6, 1683, died young.
9. Jacob' Hemingway, b. Dec. 6, 1683, twin with Isaac, d. Oct. 7, 1754,
in the 71st year of his age. m. May 3, 1712, Lydia Ball, dau. of
Ailing and Sarah (Thompson) Ball, b. Jan. 30, 1681, d. March 6,
1738. Yale Coll., 1704. First minister of the Congregational
Church at East Haven, 1704-1754.
IV. John.'' m. Dec. 27, 1666, Mary Thompson, dau. of John Thompson
of New Haven.
1. Rebecca', b. Nov. 19, 1668, died in infancy.
2. Mary', b. Nov. 15, 1669, d. April 22, 1671.
3. John', b. Feb. 23, 1670-1.
i. Elizabeths b. Feb. 18, 1694.
ii. John4, b. July 10, 1699.
iii. Mary4, b. Jan. 20, 1701.
iv. Thomas^, b. Feb. 18, 1703. m. April 10, 1730, Lydia Mansfield.
a MaryB, b. April 12, 1731.
b Lydias, b. Nov. 29, 1732.
c John^, b. June 8, 1734-5.
d Thomas*, b. Sep. 8, 1737.
V. Jude4, b. Aug. 18, 1714. m. May i, 1740, Mehitabel Brackett.
a David*, b. March 28, 1742.
b Elizabeth*, b. March 20, 1743-4.
c Levi*, b. March 12, 1745-6.
d Mary*, b. May 11, 1748.
e Mehitabel*, b. July 12, 1750.
4. Sarah', b. April 26, 1673. m. Nov. 10, 1692, John Munson.
144 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
5. SamueF, b. June 20, 1675. m- Nov. 15, 1699, Elizabeth Smith.
i. Timothy'', b. April 5, 1702.
ii. Samuels b. May 5, 1704. m. June 24, 1731, Elizabeth Carrington.
iii. Isaac*, b. Dec. 4, 1707. m. Dec. 10, 1731, Lydia Johnson.
a Mary6, b. Sep. 30, 1732. m. March 28, 1749, John Gills.
b Isaac*, b. Jan. 10, 1735-6.
iv. Desires b. Feb. 5, 1709. m. April 6, 1727, John Wooden.
V. Obediences b. July 25, 1712. m. Dec. 18, 1732, Joshua Hotchkiss.
vi. Joel*, b. March 1715.
vii. Sarah*, b. Oct. 13, 1716.
viii. Abraham*, b. Sep. 8, 1719.
6. Mary^ b. Sep. 4, 1677. m. Aug. 14, 1700, Samuel Smith.
7. AbigaiP, b. Oct. 3, 1679. m. April 25, 1699, Isaac Johnson.
8. Hannah^ b. Aug. 10, 1681. m. Dec. 27, 1700, John Lines.
9. Joseph*, b. Sep. 11, 1683. m, Abigail .
i. Phoebe*, b. June 8, 1707. m. Oct. 17, 1726, Nathaniel Heaton.
ii. Lidiah*, b. Jan. 15, 1708.
iii. Joseph*, b. Nov. 21, 1710.
a Phoebe*, b. Nov. 12, 1733.
b Jemima*, b. Jan. 27, 1735-6.
c Joseph*, b. Oct. 26, 1738.
iv. Stephen*, b. Dec. 29, 1712. m. April i, 1735, Sarah* Ives, dau. of Josephs
and Sarah (Ball) Ives (Joseph^, William^).
a Sarah*, b. Dec. 16, 1737.
b Stephen*, b. July 6, 1738.
c AlUn*, b. Jan. 8, 1739-40.
d Sarah*, b. Jan. 8, 1739-40, twin to AUin.
e EhshaB, b. Oct. 14, 1742.
V. Joel,* b. July 5, 1717, d. Jan. 7, 1722-3.
vi. Abigail*, b. May 22, 1719.
vii. Thankful*, b. April 11, 1721. m. Feb. 19, 1737-8, Jonathan* Ives, son of
SamueP and Ruth (Atwater) Ives, (Joseph^, Williami).
viii. Joel*, b. July 23, 1723.
ix. Mary*, b. June 10, 1725.
10. Rebecca^, b. 1689.*
The dowry which Mary Cooper received from her father on her
marriage is described in the following instrument :
"To all Christian People to whom these presents shall come Greeting ; Now
Know Ye that I John Cooper senior of New Haven in the colony of Connect-
icut in New England husbandman, several good causes me thereunto moving
* Dr. Ebenezer Cooper of Wallmgford died about 1741, and his wife Thankful administered his
estate, valued at 465;^ ; and Caleb Cooper of New Haven died about 1746, leaving a wife, Desire
Sanford, and five minor children: i Caleb, b. Aug. 16, 1736, 2 Jason, b. April 18, 1739, 3 Sarah, b.
Jan. 26, 1742, 4 Olive, b. April 19, 1744, 5 Desire, b. April 27, 1746.
No evidence is found to connect these with the family of John Cooper of New Haven.
There was also a John Cooper at South Hampton, L. I., who seems to have been unconnected
with the New Haven family.
MARY cooper's DOWRY. I45
and especially for and in consideration of my fatherly love and affection unto
my loving daughter Mary Dickerman, have formerly sometime in or about the year
1659 given, granted and made over and do now by these presents, fully, freely and
absolutely, by way of deed of gift in way of portion to my said daughter Mary
Dickerman, give, grant . . . and confirm unto Lieutenant Abraham Dickerman
of New Haven aforesaid, certain parcels of land all lieing within the township of
the said New Haven, Viz. a certain quantity of upland . . . containing three
acres and three quarters more or less, bounded westward by the street or high-
way, northward by the necke lane, southward by the land that was Mr. William
Tuttle's, eastward by other land of my own. also a quantity of meadow lieing
in two parcels on the East side New Haven East river, one parcel containing
three acres and a half . . . . , the other parcel containing two acres and a half,
.... also six acres of upland, be it more or less, lieing in the place called the
little quarter, bounded eastward by the highway that leadeth to the Mill, on the
southward by the lands of John Paine and John Mix, eastward by the meadow,
northward by land that was formerly belonging to Samuel Whithead but now
belonging to the said Abraham Dickerman, and also three acres of land, be it
more or less, lieing in the quarter commonly called Cooper's quarter near the
gate that goeth out into the plains, bounded at east end by a highway, northward
by the fence by the side of the plains, southward by other land that belongeth to
myself, all the abov mentioned parcels of upland and meadow together with
all the profits, privileges and appurtenances that doth or may from all of them or
any of them arise or thereunto belong. To be to him the said Abraham Dicker-
man his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, to have and to hold, possess,
use and enjoy to his or their own proper benefit and behoof forever
For confirmation whereof I the said John Cooper senior have hereunto set my
hand and seal the ninth day of March Anno Domini One thousand six hundred
eighty four, five :
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of us,
Daniel Sherman, John j. C. Cooper
Sarah Nash. his mark [Seal.]
John Cooper senior of New Haven appeared and acknowledged the above
written instrument to be his voluntary act and deed, according to law, the gth of
March i68|. Before me
John Nash Ass'."
On arriving in New Haven, then, Abraham Dickerman came at
once into possession of considerable property from his father-in-
law. We can imagine what it may have been to the latter for this
young man to enter his family at just this time when the enter-
prise at East Haven was bringing a great increase of cares and
making it impossible to attend to all his old duties at New
Haven. Doubtless the young wife, being the oldest daughter,
was given the chief management of the New Haven home, and,
146 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
with her parents away in East Haven, she and her husband would
have been called on for the many things people had come to
expect of her parents.
For the young man it must have been an opening of large
opportunities full of incentives to energy and ambition. Not
only were there personal and private interests to be guarded, but
he was brought more or less into public concerns. It was a crit-
ical time for the colony. The question of the union with Con-
necticut was under discussion, with all that involved. Then
came the restoration of Charles II., the protection of the regicides,
and the exciting events which followed. His father-in-law was
actively engaged, as we have seen. And he himself must have
become an interested participant in what was going on. Public
concerns occupied much of his thought, and he was at once
brought into training for the civic positions he was afterward to
occupy.
There were two incidents which familiarized him very soon with
court proceedings. At the time of his marriage, the bride's
father had a case pending which offered some rather comic fea-
tures. It was over the identity of a certain " dun mare and her
colt." Rev. Abraham Pierson, who was then pastor at Branford,
claimed them as his and brought a siiit against John Cowper and
Matthew Moulthrop to recover them. The court found the argu-
ments so evenly balanced that a decision was difficult, and the
case was put off again and again for over two years. The mare
. and colt were ordered up for examination, and the grave heads
looked them over in vain for further light. They advised arbitra-
tion, recommended the contestants to settle it " betwixt them-
selves." But all else failing, the decision was given at last that
"the Court do at present judge that the most probable right falls
on the plaintiff's side." The Court ordered the costs to be divided
between them.
The other case was more serious. A young girl named Mary
Betts was employed in Mr. Cooper's house and, getting angry at
some punishment, burnt his barn, with a quantity of corn that it
contained, involving a loss of over loo^^. In the trial it was
shown that the girl's mother and older sister had put her up to it.
With reference to the penalty Mr. Cooper said that —
" He desired that what was done might be that all might heare and feare & doe
noe more soe wickedly."
ABRAHAM DICKERMAN S HOMESTEAD. I47
The sentence given was —
" That the said Mary Belts be publickly whipped & at the same time weare an
halter about her necke visibly, the crime perpetrated being capital by law,
deserving death were she of age, capable of such censure. ... It is also ordered
that he, (John Cooper), may at his liberty sell or dispose of said Mary as a bond
servant for and toward his satisfaction to any person and into any place within
some or other of the English plantacons of one of the 4 united colonies in New
England & not elsewhere, that she may live under publicke ordinances for her
soules good," and " Hannah Belts to be sett in ye stocks for the space of one
houre."
After being in New Haven some nine years Abraham Dicker-
man bought the place on the corner of Church and Elm streets,
diagonally across from the Green. This had belonged originally
to Richard Perry, who sold it to Thomas Kimberly, by whom it
was deeded April 17, 1668, to Abraham Dickerman. There was a
house on the lot with a barn and the new owner made this his
home. His brother-in-law, John Cooper, Jr., had married not
long before and the old homestead went into his hands.
In the following year, April 26, 1669, he was chosen Townsman,
his father-in-law being also chosen to the same office for the ninth
time ; and henceforward these two names occur together for
eighteen consecutive years, with the exception of a single term in
which the son's name is missed. With the exception of four years
Abraham Dickerman was annually chosen to this office for thirty-
one years, from 1669 to 1699 inclusive.
In 1683 he was chosen Deputy to the Connecticut General
Assembly and was re-elected with similar regularity until 1696.
There were usually two sessions annually, and he served for
twenty-one terms.
At the same time that he was chosen Deputy, Oct. 1683, he was
confirmed and approved to be Lieutenant of the New Haven
Traine Band, Moses Mansfield being appointed Captain at the
same time.
An event of great importance at this period was the laying out
of the town of Wallingford and the planting of a settlement
there. Many New Haven people joined the enterprise and
removed to make their homes in the new community. At theii
head was Rev. Samuel Street, son of the pastor. Rev. Nicholas
Street, who had been graduated at Harvard College in 1664 and
had taught the Hopkins Grammar school for ten years ; and with
him were about forty other men and their families.
148 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
This colony was the child of New Haven as truly as its minister
was the son of the New Haven pastor, and the connection between
the two places has been close and happy, even to the present day.
It is interesting to notice that among those who represented
New Haven in looking after this colony we find both John
Cooper and Abraham Dickerman. First, the two were on a com-
mittee of thirteen to lay out the boundaries, which they agreed
upon Jan. 28, 1673-4. Next, in a committee of six, three from
among the new settlers and three from New Haven ; the two with
Moses Mansfield represent the mother town in finally settling and
deciding the boundary lines. May 12, 1674.
There was also a standing committee of the town of New
Haven, appointed in 1669, ^^<i vested with power to manage the
affairs of the settlement, holding the land in trust and acting as
trustees in public affairs ; attending not only to secular concerns
but also to those of the church. This committee consisted of Gov.
William Jones, Matthew Gilbert, William Bradley, John Harri-
man, John Huiniston, Abraham Dickerman and Jeremiah Osborn.
A fuller account of these committees and of their work may be
found in Davis' History of Wallingford.
June 19, 1685, Abraham Dickerman was appointed on a com-
mittee "to procure a patent for the tOAvn bounds" of New
Haven, the other members being Gov. William Jones, John Nash,
Moses Mansfield, Thomas Trowbridge and John Ailing, Jr. The
patent was granted Jan. 6, 1685, to this committee " and the rest
of the proprietors of the town." The charter was renewed Oct.
20, 1704, specifying William Jones, Abraham Dickerman and
John Ailing as the only survivors of this committee.
On the same day, June 19, 1685, action was taken for the settle-
ment of Rev. James Pierpont as minister of the church, and Capt.
Moses Mansfield and Lieut. Abraham Dickerman were appointed
" to make an instrument according to law for passing grants the
town had made to Mr. Pierpont that they might be his property
according to law, if he settle in Office with us." These grants
included 150 acres of upland, 7 acres of salt marsh and 12 acres of
bog meadow. At the next town meeting in December, Capt.
Mansfield presented Mr. Pierpont's " grateful acknowledge-
ments." Two years later the town authorized the same committee
to make a small addition to this grant ; and again, in 1696, they
were appointed to carry into effect another grant of land.
ABRAHAM DICKERMAN. I49
The question of a new meeting-house began to be agitated
at about this time, and in 1697 the town voted to "build of stone
and brick." There was too little interest in the movement, how-
ever, to put it through, and nothing was done. Sometime after-
ward at a town meeting, " Lieut. Abraham Dickerman, one of the
Townsmen, informed the town that the occasion of the meeting
was to consider of either building a new or enlarging the old
meeting-house." The conclusion was to enlarge the old house,
which in due time was accomplished.
It is interesting to see what safeguards this community pro-
vided against intemperance. These were in the way of having an
"ordinary" or authorised inn, and making this the only place
where wine or strong drink could be sold. On one occasion,
between 1648 and 1649, the ordinary being closed, wine was sold
by a dealer in private, and the chief patron was the Governor,
" who obtained it at great charge for the ship carpenters that
came from the Bay to work upon the ship," for which he had to
make explanations to the Court and pay a fine of 40 shillings.
The patronage was so small that the ordinary did not pay and
William Andrews, who had kept it, asked the town to help in its
support. Mr. Andrews was an honored man, having been one of
the twelve founders and a member of the Court, and there was a
disposition to grant him some aid, but not enough to warrant him
in continuing the business.
His successor, John Harriman, managed it from 1649 till 1671,
when he declined to do so any longer. The town earnestly
desired him to continue, but he was not willing, and it was left
with the Townsmen "to consider the matter and endeavor to pre-
pare some meet person." The result was that at the next meeting
June 26, 1671, "Abraham Dickerman was by vote appointed to
keep the ordinary."
He consented to do it " on trial " but found the business as
unsatisfactory as the others had done. A great difficulty was the
lack of currency. People used " wampum " for small change, and
this was not easily turned into gold or silver, nor was it taken in
payment of bills. After a fair trial he gave notice of his desire to
lay down the business, and again, April 27, 1675, he asked the
town to provide another person to keep it.
But the other person was not forthcoming and the same
arrangement remained fovir years longer.
150 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAYEN.
April 27, 1680, "Abraham Dickerman did again give notice (as he had done
formerly), of his purpose to leave off keeping the ordinary, and did not see a
course taken to settling of another in that work ; but did desire it might not be
offensive if he left it off, which he did intend to do."
All this shows a marked contrast to present conditions, not
only in this business but in the habits of the people. The New
Haveners of the first century cannot have been excessively con-
vivial.
Still they had their temptations, as the following vote tells us :
Oct. I, i6g4, "Whereas, some inconvenience is observed in the use of Rum or
Strong Drink at Funerals, the Town reccommends it to the inhabitants that may
from time to time be concerned, that they would use their liberty and prudence in
laying down the custom for the future, onl}^ as there may be need of some
refreshing in a private way by persons living remote."
Two Other entries in the records tell of the neighborly feeling
that prevailed, and of measures for the relief of the poor.
Feb. 12, 1671. "Abraham Dickerman propoundid unto ye towne about a
poore fellow named Richard Bloxum : y' he had kept him six weekes & could
not tell how to keep him any longer, therefore he desired they would consider
some way for his dispose.
Mr. Jones acquainted ye towne what means had been used by the Authorities
to free ye towne of him.
The towne after debate and consideration agreed that some cloathing (soe
much as is necessary) be provided for Richard Bloxum at the towns charge,
and y' what is already expended & what is necessary for his livelihood for the
future be payd out of the towne treasury. John Cooper senior, Jno. Winston &
Jeremiah Osborne were desired and appointed to look after the providing for
Richard Bloxum according to ye former order."
Jan. 18, 1683. " In the case of Richard Newman who had sustained great
loss by fire burning his house and goods, the town declared a willingness to
help him by a public collection the next Sabbath day, and it was desired that
such as gave in Bills would pay in what they will pay if in Corn or Wool, and
such as pay in Corn would carry it unto Thomas Tuttle who now promised to
receive it for the poor man."
The Townsman's tasks were manifold and without end. Because
the settlement was new and on a new plan all sorts of questions
were arising which called for careful thought, shrewd management
and untiring industry. In the old country there were precedents
to guide in the conduct of affairs, but here things had to be done
every day for which there was no precedent. The only law to
apply was common sense.
ABRAHAM DICKERMAN. 151
Among the hardest duties were those involved in the grant of
individual privileges and the distribution of public lands. Ail the
ground within the boundaries of the town belonged originally to
the proprietors in common. Assignments were made to individ-
uals, usually by lot, and at the outset in small holdings, as they
were able to take care of the ground.
But as time went on every man of enterprise wished to enlarge
his estate. A new field was wanted here and there for conven-
ience of '' fencing " or to straighten a line — a small piece of
meadow, or a bit of swamp, or a corner of upland. One person
wishes to buy a field of the town, another asks " that he may get
out four thousand pipe staves in the commons ;" another wants a
mill site on a stream, and another, encouragement for starting a
brickyard. General legislation is impossible. Every one of
these cases has to be treated on its own particular merits. The
Townsmen were the board to look into all these things and advise
the tow^n what action to take, as in the following minute :
Dec. 2j, i6gg. "The town by vote do appoint and empower Lieut. Abraham
Dickerman and Sergt. Thomas Talmadge in the name of the Town to make con-
veyance of and to receive any conveyance for any land exchanged with or sold
to any particular person or persons."
Then, all matters of public interest were in their care. They
were expected to take the lead in every movement for the benefit
of the community from " ringing and yoking the swine " that
ranged the commons to " seating the meeting-house."
It seems surprising that busy, hard working men, with large
families to support, should have been willing to carry these bur-
dens year after year without compensation. It may have been in
part because they felt the dignity of such a trust from their neigh-
bors, or perhaps because they had a love of civic affairs, a fond-
ness for the problems that came up for their study and solution.
But possibly there were higher motives. Did they see the signifi-
cance of their work as founders of a state ? Did they draw
inspiration from the possibilities which were then in the bud ?
Did they have a glimmering consciousness of their opportunity
and throw their thought and their toil into the hour, as sowers
whose hearts were in the future ?
Abraham Dickerman lived to the age of 77. For 53 years he
was in New Haven, and the annals of the place tell of a simple.
152 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
self-forgetting devotion to the public good. If the devotion had
not been unselfish and entire the people would not have kept him
at the front so steadily and so long.
He had scant time to look after his own interests. We go over
the records with a thought that we may come upon evidence of
personal advantages accruing from his place, but we do not find
it. Nothing is accorded to any of the Townsmen which is not
equally open to all citizens.
Still he was moderately prosperous. From time to time he
bought valuable lots and thus added to the property his father-
in-law gave him. Besides the homestead he had of Thomas Kim-
berly, he obtained 27 acres of James Russell, 23 acres of Matthew
Ford, 3 acres of Benjamin Wilmot, and 8 acres or more that had
belonged to the widow Johnson ; also other real estate referred to
in his will. He shared, of course, with other citizens in the sev-
eral allotments of public land, and received in this way at least 50
acres. This, with careful management, gave him a competence,
though he was not rich. In 1680 he was rated at 86^. i8s. ; in
1683, at 134;^, and in 1702 at \2\jQ.
His will, drawn about a year and a half before his death, is here
given :
The last will and Testament of Abram Dickerman is as follows : and first of
all I do committ my precious soule into ye hands of God in Jesus Christ and
my body to ye earth at ye discretion of my Executors hereafter named in hopes
of a glorious resurrection through Jesus Christ my great redeemer, — And as for
y' portion of outward good things God has been pleased to give me I give and
bequeath as followeth — Imprimis. As I have given my Son Abram the house
and homestead he now dwells on, Soe I do give my new house built on ye lott
I bought of mr. Davenport with the whole of that lott except two acres at the
further end which I give to my Son Isaac with my dwelling house and home-
stead, with five acres of land, lyeing behind Michael Todds Land, as also two
oxen and two cows and one horse and cart & plow and furniture to y"'. — And
then I give to my two Sons Abram & Isaac all ye rest of my land & meadows
except twenty acres I have given Josiah Todd near ye blue hills. — And then I
give to my Daughters Mary Bassett, Sarah Spery, Ruth Bradley, Abigaill Spery,
Rebeccah Foot, in addition to what they have had, all my moveables in ye
House to be equally divided to them. — Also I give to my grand children, Dan-
iell Chidsey, Caleb Chidsey, Abram Chidsey and Mary Chidsey Forty shillings
a peice to be paid by my Executors. — Also I give further to my two sons Abram
& Isaac all my cloths and Tools and books & arms. Also I give to Rebeccah
Sperrie one Cow and then I give all the rest of my Cattle to my two sons to pay
my debts & Legacies. — All ye above given to my Sonns Abraham & Isaac I give
ABRAHAM DICKERMAN'S WILL. 1 53
to them and their respective heirs. And finally I do appoint and constitute my
two sonns above named to be Executors of this mj' last will & testament in
confirmation hereof I have set to my hand and seale this 20th of April, 1710.
j^cc^c '^tejCei^om
[Seal.]
In presence of Wittnesses
Abraham Bradley \
Samuell Bishop [-
Samuell Thomson )
CHART V.
OUTLINE OF THE NEW HAVEN BRANCH.
Abraham Dickerman
1634-1711
?«. 1659
Mary Cooper
1636 — 1705-6
f Mary Dickerman
1659-1728
>«. 1677
Samuel Bassett
1654-5— 1716
Sarah Dickerman
1663-
m. 1683
Nathaniel Sperry
1656-
Hannah Dickerman
I 665- I 703
m. 1653
Caleb Chidsey
1661-1713
Ruth Dickerman
1668-1725
}n. 1687-8
Nathaniel Bradley
Abigail Dickerman
1670-1751
m. 1689-90
Ebenezer Sperry
1663-
Abraham Dickerman
1673-1748
m. 1697-8
Elizabeth Glover
1676-1742
Isaac Dickerman
1677-1758
tn. 1709
Marv Atwater
t Rebecca Dickerman
1679-1757
ni. 1709
Isaac Foote
f Mary Bassett, 1678-1751, m. Daniel Sherman
IAbiah Bassett, 16S4-1758, m. John Hitchcock
Samuel Bassett, 1686-1744, m. (i) Mary Hitchcock
(2) Elizabeth Humiston
-{ John Bassett, 1690-1726, m. Lydia Holt
Abraham Bassett, 1692-1755, »«. Mehitable Street
Mariah Bassett, 1695-1750, m. David Yale
Amos Bassett, 1697-1751, m. Mary Gilbert
, Thankful Bassett, 1702-1749, tn. Nathaniel Yale
f Sarah Sperry, 1685 , m.
Rebecca Sperry, 1690-1740, m. Ebenezer Lines
I Lydia Sperry, 1694 — -, m. Samuel Baldwin, Jr.
j Nathaniel Sperry, 1695-1751, m. Sarah Wilmot
', Joshua Sperry, 1700-1777, m. Anna
I Hannah Sperry, 1702 , in. (i) 1727-8, Isaac Johnson Jr.
I Enos Sperry, 1705-1757, tn. (1) , (2) Rachel Sanford
t Thankful Sperry, 1708 , m. James Lines
r Caleb Chidsey, 1697-1785, w. Abigail Goodsell
I Abraham Chidsej-, 1699-1761, m. (1) Mabel Ball
■{ (2) Mary Todd
I (3) Bathsheba Thompson
[ Mar3- Chidsey, 1701 , m. Jonathan Gilbert
r James Bradley, 1688-1769, m. Sarah Humiston
J Ruth Bradley, 1690-1717, tn. David Atwater
1 Miriam Bradley, 1698-1761, tn. Joseph Bassett
L Nathaniel Bradley, 1701-1746, tn. Anna Osborne
r Ruth Sperry, 1695 , tn. Ephraim Morris
I Dennis SpeiTy, 1697-1762, tn. John Wilmot Jr.
J Isaac Sperr5-, 1703-1752, tn. Hannah Perkins
I Jacob Sperry, 1705-1760, tn. Lydia Tuttle
I Amos Sperry, 1708-1756, tti. Hannah Peck
I Sarah Sperry, 1712-1796, m. Nathaniel Beecher
r Abraham Dickerman, 1698-1743, tn. Eleanor Perkins
I Mary Dickerman, 1703-1760, tn. (i) Michael Todd
I (2) John Hubbard
■{ Elizabeth Dickerman, 1706 — — , ttt. Jacob Hotchkiss
I Hannah Dickerman, 1709-1777, tn. Abraham Todd
Joseph Dickerman, 1710-1777, tti. Lois Perkins
I Sarah Dickerman, 1716 , m. Samuel Horton
Ruth Dickerman, 1712-1752, tn. Eliakim Hall
Samuel Dickerman, 1716-1760, m. Mary Ailing
Jonathan Dickerman, 1719-1792, tn. Rebecca Bassett
1 Stephen Dickerman, 1721-1795, tn. Eunice Tuttle
I Marv Dickerman, 1723 , tn. John White Jr.
Rebecca Dickerman, 1726-1786, m. John Hubbard Jr.
I Abigail Dickerman, 1728-1778, tn. Hezekiah Gorham
i Hannah Foote, 1712-1776, tn. Rev. Philemon Robbins
' Isaac Foote, 1717-1755, tn. Mary Hall
CHAPTER VIII.
ABRAHAM^ DICKERMAN'S CHILDREN.
" For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after
him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord to do justice and judgment."
— Genesis, xviii. ig.
There are two modes of power, one direct, the other indirect.
A man may exert influence by his own life and conduct, or by the
life and conduct of those whom he leaves to be his represen-
tatives, as in the case of his children. Many have wrought
effectively in both ways, and so extensive has been the influence
exerted in each that one hesitates to say which was the wider.
We have an example of this in Rev. James Pierpont. He was
the minister of the New Haven church for thirty years and his
work was fruitful in a large way. Among other things he bore a
leading part in the founding of Yale College. But at the same
time there was growing up in his home that gifted child who
became the wife of Jonathan Edwards and mother of a family
whose sons and daughters have molded prevailing thought for a
hundred and fifty years. Taking into view his influence in each
of these ways, one hesitates to say which was the greater.
And the same may be said of those to whom Mr. Pierpont min-
istered. Whatever they accomplished in laying the foundations
of a new commonwealth, that was only one phase of their work.
This will be found true of the " Townsman " Abraham Dicker-
man, who attended the ministry of Mr. Pierpont. He did much
by his direct and immediate efforts for the people among whom
he lived. We cannot review that half century of his life without
being impressed with this. But if anyone should conclude that
this was all he did for New Haven it would be a very serious
mistake. He, too, did a work in his home that was to tell in
lasting influences. The proofs will appear in the glimpses we
gain of the life and character of his descendants.
156 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
Abraham' Dickerman = Mary Cooper.
2. Abraham^ Dickerman, son of Thomas and Ellen Dicker-
man, b. about 1634, d. Nov. 2, 17 11, as. 77. m. Jan. 2, 1658-9,
Mary Cooper, dau. of John Cooper of New Haven, b. about 1636,
probably in England, bap. Aug. 15, 1641, d. Jan. 4, 1705-6. res.
New Haven.
I. Mary^, b. about 1659. m. Samuel Bassett. (102)
II. Sarah^ b. July 25, 1663. m. Nathaniel Sparry. (103)
III. Hannah^, b. Nov. 16, 1665. m. Caleb Chidsey. (104)
IV. RuTH^ b. April 5, 1668. m. Nathaniel Bradley. (105)
V. ABIGAIL^ b. Sep. 26, 1670. m. Ebenezer Sperry. (106)
VI. Abraham^ b. Jan. 14, 1673. ^n- (0 Elizabeth Glover; m. (2)
Mrs. Susannah Hotchkiss. (107)
VII. Isaac^, b. Nov. 1677. m. (i) Mary Atwater ; m. (2) Elizabeth
Punderson. (108)
VIII. Rebecca^ b. Feb. 27, 1679. m. Isaac Foote. (109)
Samuel Bassett=Mary' Dickerman.
102. Mary'' Dickerman, dau. of Abraham^ and Mary (Cooper)
Dickerman (Thomas'), b. about 1659, d. Nov. 28, 1728, ae. about 69,
at New Haven, m. June 21, 1677, Samuel Bassett, son of William
Bassett, b. Feb. 15, 1654-5, d. April 8, 1716. The mother of Sam-
uel Bassett was the widow of William Ives, who died in 1648,
leaving her with four children. She married William Bassett the
same year, and is, therefore, the mother of both the Ives and
Bassett families of New Haven.
I. Mary* Bassett, b. Feb. 14, 1678-1751. m. Jan. 21, 1702, Daniel Sher-
man, son of Daniel and Abiah (Street) Sherman, b. Sep. 3, 1668,
d. May 8, 1729, ae. 61. " Capt. Sherman was a master mariner,
son of Rev. John and Mary (Launce) Sherman. The mother of
Capt. Sherman was second wife of the pastor at Watertown, and
was grandaughter of the Earl of Rivers, whose family were
Roman Catholics. Her mother, a daughter of the Earl, married a
Mr. Launce, a Puritan, and was herself a Puritan also." Abiah
Street was the daughter of Rev. Nicholas Street, pastor of the
church at Taunton, Mass., and afterward of the First church at
New Haven, son of Nicholas and Susanna (Gilberd) Street of
Bridgewater, England. — Street Genealogy, p. g.
"4,1 '
SAMUEL BASSETT S FAMILY. I 57
1. Eunice^ Sherman, b. Jan. 3, 1704, d. Oct. 27, 17S1, ae. 77. m. Jan. 6,
1725-6, Capt. Andrew* Tuttle, son of Thomas^ and Mary (Sanford)
Tuttle (Thomas-, William'), b. April 3, 1702, d. Oct. 17, 1752.
i. Daniel* Tuttle, b. Oct. 15, 1726. m. (i) Rebecca Plum ; m. (2) April 25,
1759, Elizabeth Smith,
ii. Andrew* Tuttle, b. Dec. 2, 1728, d. 1760.
iii. Eunice* Tuttle, b. 1731, d. Sep. 13, 1732, x. 14 months.
iv. Eunice* Tuttle, b. Nov. 22, 1733. m. Stephen^ Dickerman. ( v>
V. Hezekiah* Tuttle, b. April 3, 1736. m. Sep. 3, 1759, Martha Bradley. . .., ^ ,^ 1 •'■'' ' " i)
vi. Chloe* Tuttle, b. March 23, 1738, died young. , / p l' 1 ) 0 ''fW'^'^*'
vii. Esther* Tuttle, b. July 8, 1742. T-y. CW.'.i 'A- ,S^V''^'^ i -r^-^^-jXiI <«^
viii. Mar)-* Tuttle, b. Feb. 5, 1744. married and had a son.
i.x. Chloe* Tuttle, d. 1773. m. Jan. 26, 1769, Capt. Peter Johnson.
X. Elisha* Tuttle, b. Feb. 15, 1748, d. July 5, 1779, killed by British soldiers
in New Haven. He had married, and lived on the New York and
Canada frontier, where his wife and children, excepting a daughter, were
all murdered and his house burned by a party of British and Indians.
— Tiittle Family, p. i6j.
xi. Isaac*
2. Abiah= Sherman, b. Oct. 2S, 1707. m. March 18, 1730, Joseph Wil-
mot, son of John.
i. Sarah"^ Wilmot, b. Jan. 6, 1731-2. m. Dec. 25, 1751, Seth Downs,
ii. Joseph* Wilmot, b. Dec. 14, 1733.
iii. Martha* Wilmot, b. April 4, 1736. ni. Loveland.
3. Daniel^ Sherman, b. March 6, 1711, d. about July 7, 1760. m. March
6, 1739, Hannah Howell. Probably no children.
4. Amos^ Sherman, b. Jan. 9, 1713. m. Feb. 11, 1741, Elizabeth Rexford.
i. Hephzibah* Sherman, b. Feb. 28, 1742-3.
ii. Ebenezer* Sherman, b. March 27, 1745, d. Aug. 29, 1751.
iii. Amos* Sherman, b. July 17, 1747.
iv. Jesse* Sherman, b. Oct. 18, 1748, d. Aug. 29, 1751.
V. Elizabeth* Sherman, b. Nov. 6, 1751.
5. James^ Sherman, b. Jan. 24, 1716, living in 1744-5.
6. Mary^ Sherman, b. March 19, 1718, d. about 1778. m. Nov. 5, 1741,
Joel Hotchkiss, son of Caleb and Mehitable (Crittenden) Hotchkiss,
b. 1716.
i. Elihu* Hotchkiss, b. Aug. 16, 1742.
ii. Joel* Hotchkiss, b. Nov. 9, 1745.
iii. Mary* Hotchkiss, b. Jan. 25, 1747-8.
iv. Eliphalet* Hotchkiss, .b. April 14, 1750.
V. Ellas* Hotchkiss, b. March 18, 1752. m. Eunice Atwater.
vi. Mar)-* Hotchkiss, b. March 18, 1752. twin with Ellas.
vii. Eldad* Hotchkiss. m. Abigail Atwater. '
viii. Rachel* Hotchkiss.
ix. Mehitabel* Hotchkiss. — Ttittle Family, p. 634.
7. Martha^ Sherman, b. July 21, 1721, d. April 10, 1795. m. May 5,
1740, Phineas^ Bradley, son of John* and Sarah (Hoolt) Bradley
158 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
(John^, Joseph'-, William'), b. Sep. 28, 1714, d. Dec. 30, 1780. res.
New Haven and Litchfield, Conn.
i. Erastus^ Bradley, b. April 29, 1741. m. Lydia Beecher.
ii. Electa" Bradley, b. Jan. 31, 1743. m. James Storer.
iii. Phineas' Bradley, Jr., b. May 28, 1745. m. Hannah Buel of Killing-
worth,
iv. Zina" Bradley, b. Jan. 3, 1748. m. Mary Dorchester, res. Litchfield.
V. Martha** Bradley, b. Nov. 6, 1750. m. John Hubbard,
vi. Huldah« Bradley, b. Nov. 13, 1757, d. unmarried,
vii. Sarah' Bradley, b. June 19, 1760. m. Elisha Gilbert,
viii. Aners Bradley, b. March 5, 1763. m. Annie Gurnsey.
ix. Asenath' Bradley, b. Sep. 16, 1765. m. Cornelius Thayer.
X. Molly" Bradley, b. April 28, 1767. m. Lyman Hotchkiss.
II. Phebe^ Bassett, b. Oct. 9, 1681.
III. Abiah^ Bassett. b. Dec. i, 1684. m. May 29, 1711, John Hitch-
cock, (no)
IV. Samuel-' Bassett, b. March 16, 1686-7. m- (0 Aug. i, 1710, Mary^
Hitchcock, dau. of NathanieP and Elizabeth (Moss) Hitchcock
(Matthias^), b. July 20, 1692, d. Dec. 25, 1721 ; m. (2) Dec. 17,
1723, Elizabeth Humerstone ; m. (3) March 4, 1741-2, widow-
Mary Humerstone. In Probate Court, Oct. 1744, Samuel Bas-
sett's two sons in law, Samuel Ailing and Phineas Doolittle, were
appointed administrators of his estate.
By first marrz'age :
1. Mary^, b. June 23, 1711. m. Jan. 8, 1750, Medad Lyman.
i. Mary" Lyman, b. Dec. 16, 1751.
2. Phebe^ b. May 12, 1713. m. Oct. 10, 1732, Joseph Mansfield, b. Aug.
17, 1708. — Mansfield Genealogy, p. ig.
i. Dan° Mansfield, b. Jan. 29, 1733. m. Sarah . res. Mt. Carmel.
ii. Titus" Mansfield, b. Nov. 5, 1734, d. about 180S. m. Mabel Todd, b. 1738,
d. Sep. 12, 1783, ae. 45.
iii. Capt. Joseph" Mansfield, b. April 16, 1737. m. May 27, 1761, Hannah
Punderson, b. Oct. 21, 1740.
iv. Phebe" Mansfield, m. Leman Potter.
3. Martha=, b. Nov. 25, 1716.
4. Elizabeth^, b. June 2, 1719. m. Nov. 25, 1746, David Atwater, son of
Joshua and Anna (Bradley) Atwater, b. Sep. 15, 1723.
i. Elizabeth" Atwater, b. Jan. 30, 1748. m. Jonah Hotchkiss.
ii. Medad" Atwater, b. March 23, 1751, d. 1832. m. (i) Lowly Goodyear ;
m. (2) Sep. 9, 1778, Rhoda^ Dickerman ; m. (3) Widow Hubbard,
iii. Eldad" Atwater, b. March 23, 1751, d. Sep. 25, 1793. m. (i) Lydia Heaton;
m. (2) Sally Lucas, d. July 31, 1814, in Homer, N. Y.
iv. Joshua" Atwater, b. May 13, 1753. m. (i) Jan. 20, 1778, Betsey Goodyear :
m. (2) Esther Hull.
V. Anna" Atwater, b. May 3, 1755. m. John Hubbard.
SAMUEL BASSETT'S FAMILY. I 59
vi. David" Atwater, b. Dec. 8, 1756, d. Nov. 16, 1803, at Trumansburg, N. Y.
m. Rachel Hubbard.
vii. Jared* Atwater, b. Sep. 24, 1758, d. Feb. 28, 1813. m. Eunice* Dickerman.
viii. Rebecca* Atwater, b. April 27, 1760. m. James Prescott.
ix. Eunice" Atwater, b. June 2, 1762. m. Eli Hotchkiss.
X. Phebe* Atwater, b. May 5, 1764. m. Elnathan Tyler,
xi. Rhoda" Atwater, b. May 13, 1766. m. Isaac Townsend.
xii. Ezra" Atwater, b. Nov. 23, 1768, d. March 3, 1771.
— Descetidafzts of David Atwater, p. ij.
5. ThankfuP, b. Dec. 24, 1721.
By second marriage :
6. Lois^, b. Dec. 9, 1724.
7. Samuel^, b. July i, 1728, d. Nov. ig, 1799. m. 1750, Abigail^ Bradley,
dau. of James^ and Sarah (Humiston) Bradley (105. i), b. 1726, d.
Feb. 7, 1805, ae. 78. res. North Haven, Conn.
i. Samuel." ii. Benjamin. « iii. Obed."
8. David*, b. Feb. 5, 1730-1.
V. John^ Bassett, b. March 13, 1690, d. July 11, 1726, ae. 36. m. Feb. 4,
1724, Lydia Holt, dau. of Eleazer and Tabitha (Thomas) Holt, b.
Nov. 5, 1693.
I. James^ b. Oct. 8, 1725, d. 1801, se. 76. m. Dec. 25, 1754, Sarah
Bassett, dau. of Cornet John and Elizabeth (Thompson) Bassett, b.
about 1729, d. 1823, se. 94. res. Hamden, Conn.
i. Abigail", b. Dec. 1755, d. 1846, a;. 90.
ii. James", b. 1757, d. 1827, se. 70. m. Adah Ailing.
iii. Timothy*, b. 1758, d. 1820, se. 62.
iv. John."
v. Sarah", b. 1764, d. 1856, a;. 92.
vi. Rebekah", b. 1765, d. 1801, se. 36.
VL Abraham^ Bassett, b. Nov. 9, 1692, will proved May 1755. m. Feb.
20, 1720, at New Haven, Mehitable* Street, dau. of SamueP and
Hannah (Glover) Street (Samuel^ Nicholas'), b. Feb. 15, 1699.
1. Sarah*, b. Dec. 13, 1721, d. Oct. 10, 1776. m. June 16, 1743, Capt.
James^ Heaton, son of Seth^ and Hannah (Todd) Heaton (James'),
b. April 3, 1722, d. Oct. 10, 1776.
i. Mabel" Heaton, b. March 23, 1744. m. Gilbert.
ii. Abraham" Heaton, b. Dec. 25, 1745. m. Mabel Cooper,
iii. Giles" Heaton, b. about 1747, died young,
iv. Giles" Heaton, b. April 20, 1749.
V. Lydia" Heaton, b. Dec. 26, 1751. m. Eldad Atwater.
vi. John" Heaton, b. Sep. 12, 1755. m. Lois Ray.
vii. James' Heaton.
viii. Joel' Heaton.
2. Ebenezer*, b. Nov. 14, 1723, d. 1758. Yale Coll. 1746.
l6o EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
3. Daniel*, b. Feb. 16, 1726.
4. Mehitable^ b. Aug. i, 1728, d. April 7, iSii, se. 83. m. Nov. 9, 1752
(by Rev. Isaac Stiles), Samuel Bishop, son of Samuel and Abigail
(Atwater) Bishop. "Judge Bishop was fifty-four years Town
Clerk of New Haven, fifty-four terms Representative in the State
Legislature, Judge of the County and Probate Courts. He died.
Mayor of the City and Collector of the Port, April 7, 1803. Mr.
and Mrs. Bishop's portraits hang on the walls of the New Haven
Historical Rooms." — Street Genealogy, p. 44.
i. Marys Bishop, d. Oct. 9, 1816, a. 56, unmarried.
ii. Abraham^ Bishop, b. Feb. 5, 1763, d. Apr. 28, 1844. m. Betsey Law.
iii. Johns Bishop, d. Aug. 2, 1803, je. 36, unmarried. Yale Coll., 1787.
iv. Rebecca* Bishop, d. Aug. 15, 1837, £. 67, unmarried.
5. Abraham", b. Aug. 12, 1733.
6. Susannah^ b. May 18, 1737. m. Dec. i, 1757, Ephraim Humiston,
son of John and Hannah (Ray) Humiston, b. Dec. 5, 1730, will
proved 1806. res. North Haven. — Tuttle Family, p. 64.
i. Johne Humiston, b. Oct. 3, 1758.
ii. Sarah" Humiston.
iii. Susannah" Humiston. m. Mix.
iv. Ephraim A." Humiston. m. Eunice Hull. res. Wallingford.
V. Joel* Humiston.
vi. Street' Humiston, b. June 28, 1771.
vii. Caleb" Humiston.
7. Hannah", b. Dec. 26, 1739, d. Sep. 14, 1803. m. June 7, 1768, Jere-
miah' Ives, son of Capt. Jonathan* and Thankful (Cooper) Ives
(Samuel^, Joseph-, William'), b. Nov. 17, 173S, at Hamden, d.
about 1825, ae. 87 ; a soldier in the revolutionary war. res. West
Springfield, Mass.
i. Joseph" Ives, b. Feb. 2, 1771. m. Sarah Bishop,
ii. Abraham' Ives. m. Eunice Day.
iii. Hannah" Ives. m. June 10, 1803, Elijah" Ely.
iv. Sarah" Ives. m. Benjamin" Ely. " These two brothers, Benjamin' and
Elijah", were sons of Col. Benjamin* Ely (Joseph^, Joseph', Samuel^,
NathanieP). Nathaniel took the oath of freedom at Boston, General
Court, May 6, 1635, and resided on Garden street, nearly opposite the
present Public Garden. He removed with the first company to Connect-
icut and was one of the founders of Hartford. He was after%vard one of
the purchasers of Nor^valk, Conn. , from the Indians, and removed thence
to Springfield, Mass." — Street Genealogy, p. 4J.
Vn. Mariah* Bassett, b. Sep. 8, 1695, d. Oct. 21, 1750. m. Feb. 25,
1 718-19, David Yale.
Vin. Amos^ Bassett, b. 1697, d. 1751. m. Feb. 24, 1724, Mary Gilbert,
dau. of John and Mary (Ives) Gilbert, b. March 2, 1704; will
signed Sep. 6, 1751, proved Nov. 1751.
SAMUEL BASSETT'S FAMILY. l6l
1. Mary^ b. July 15, 1727, d. Oct. 8, 1743, se. 16.
2. Lydia% b. Nov. 28, 1730.
3. Eunis', b. March 10, 1731-2.
4. Phebe', living in 1751.
5. Thankful^, b. 1741, d. Oct. 9, 1743, ae. 2.
6. Mary^ b. Aug. 7, 1745.
IX. Ebenezer* Bassett, b. May 12, 1700, d. April 28, 1721.
X. Thankful Bassett, b. Oct. 10, 1702. m. Jan. 15, 1728-9, Nathaniel
Yale, son of Nathaniel and Ruth (Bishop) Yale, b. Dec. 31, 1702,
d. April 28, 1746, ae. 43 : grave at North Haven.
1. Nathaniel^ Yale, b. Aug. 29, 1732, died young.
2. Ruth^ Yale, b. May 19, 1735. | ■
3. Thankful^ Yale, b. May 19, 1735. »
4. Rebecca^ Yale, b. Oct. 4, 1737. m. Moses Potter, son of Aaron and
Dorcas (Munson) Potter, b. Jan. 8, 1742.
5. Nathaniel^ Yale, b. Sep. 16, 1741.
John Hitchcock=Abiah' Bassett.
no. Abiah^ Bassett, dau. of Samuel and Mary^ (Dickerman)
Bassett, b. Dec. i, 1684. m. May 29, 17 11, John^ Hitchcock, son
of Nathaniel^ and Elizabeth (Moss) Hitchcock (Matthias'), b. Jan.
28, 1685, in East Haven, Conn., d. Oct. 14, 1753. He was a mem-
ber of the legislature seventeen sessions, 1739-1747, and a deacon
of the First church in New Haven, 1742-1753. [He had been mar-
ried previously to Mary Thompson, March 4, 1707-8. She died
Feb. 27, 1708-9, leaving a child, John, who married and became
the father of a numerous family, b. Jan. i, 1708, d. July 29, 1764,
ae. 57.] — Hitchcock Genealogy.
I. Mary^ b. March 16, 1711-12. m. Feb. 18, 1 730-1, James Peck, son
of James and Abigail (Morris) Peck,
n. SamueP, b. Nov. 5, 1713. m. Nov. 25, 1740, Mary Perkins, dau. of
Stephen and Elizabeth (Ford) Perkins, b. March 31, 171 2.
1. Jabez-, b. Dec. 21, 1741, probablj' d. Aug. 12, 1751.
2. Samuel^, b. March 29, 1743, d. Sep. 5, 1S16. m. (i) Hannah Bassett,
d. June 10, 1792, ae. 49 ; m. (2) Martha d. May 12, 1815, ae. 69.
i. Amasa''. m. May 26, 1833, Phebe Leek, d. March 19, 1S52, st. 64, s. i.
ii. S.\R.\h'', b. about 1771. m. Elam Ives. (m)
iii. Samuel', named in the will proved 1816.
iv. Mary', " " " "
V. Hannah', b. about 1777, d. Dec. 20, 1806, a;. 29.
l62 EARLY DAYS IN MT. CARMEL.
3. Martha^, b. Dec. 19, 1744, probably m. Sep. 9, 1766, Daniel Rex-
ford, Jr.
4. Mary^ b. Feb. 6, 1747. m. March 12, 1787, Bradley.
5. David^, b. Dec. 31, 1748. m. Lydia .
6. Mercy^, b. July 10, 1750.
7. Jabez^, b. Aug. 12, 1751. m. Experience, res. Bethany, Conn.
8. Eunice^ b. Aug. 16, 1754. m. March 27, 1775, Daniel Todd.
— {Tuttle Family, p. 7.^.)
III. Abiah\ b. Aug. 6, 171 5. m. Feb. 22, 1737-8, John Ailing, son of
Capt. Jonathan and Sarah (Sackett) Ailing.
IV. Joseph^ b. Feb. 13, 1717. m. Dec. 4, 1749, Hannah Ball.
V. ThankfuP, b. Feb. 9, 1718-19.
VI. Sarah^ b. Feb. 13, 1720-1. m. April 2, 1741, Enos Thompson, son of
Samuel Thompson, b. May 18, 1717.
VII. AbigaiP, b. Sep. 2, 1722. m. Nov. 24, 1743, William Scott.
VIII. Amos', b. June 12, 1724. m. Dorcas Foote.
IX. Comfort.^
Elam Ives= Sarah' Hitchcock.
III. Sarah' Hitchcock, dau. of Samuer and Hannah (Bas-
sett) Hitchcock, b. Jan. 3, 1771, d. Jan. 25, 1852, ae. 81. m. May 9,
1790, Elam Ives, Esq., son of James and Sarah (Tuttle) Ives, b.
Dec. 16, 1761, d. Jan. 24, 1846, ae. 84. res. Mt. Carmel, Conn.
—Chart VI.
Extending to the northward from New Haven for a distance
of eight miles is a valley, having East Rock on the right hand,
West Rock on the left, and at the head of the valley another
range, formerly called The Blue Hills, but now known as Mt.
Carmel. The name of the town comprising this whole valley is
Hamden, so named undoubtedly in honor of John Hampden, the
champion of English popular rights. But the northern part of
the valley is called, from the steep hills under whose brow it
reposes, Mt. Carmel.
Until within thirty or forty years the people of this parish were
nearly all embraced under three or four names, Ives, Dickerman,
Bradley and Hitchcock ; and research shows that most of these
were descended from Abraham'' Dickerman. This will be seen in
accounts of other families, as the record proceeds.
At the extremity of the valley there is a notch in the hills
through which the road goes towards Cheshire. This notch was
called in old times " The Steps," and aged people of the neighbor-
hood will recognize this as a familiar term in their youthful days.
CHART VI.
ANCESTRY OF ELAM AND SARAH (HITCHCOCK) IVES.
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Elam Ives
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Just beyond "The Steps " a road leads off from the main turn-
pike to the west, and at the head of this road was the house of
Samuel Hitchcock.
About a mile to the south another road leads eastAvard and
crosses the river towards North Haven. Just before crossing the
river, on the right hand, is the homestead of Elam Ives, recently
owned by his son, Lucius* Ives, now deceased, and still belonging
to the family. Across the river, a little to the east, lies the
older homestead where Elam Ives was born and reared. This is
now in possession of Henry Todd, who is a great grandson of
James and Sarah (Tuttle) Ives*, and inherits the place from his
grandfather, Eber Ives, whose daughter Easter was the first wife
of Loyal Todd, Esq.
I. Parsons^ Ives, b. Aug. 29, 1791, d. Sep. 10, 1850. m. Marj' Hough,
dau. of Joel Hough.
1. Hobart^, b. Jan. 4, 1817, d. Nov. 1847. m. Sep. 22, 1841, Emily
Goodyear.
i. Corneliai", b. Nov. 9, 1845, d. April 12, 1893. m. Dec. 5, 1866, Peter
Thorne.
2. Cornelia^, d. 1895. m. James L. Ensign, a teacher of music in New
Haven.
II. Beda* Ives, b. Dec. 31, 1793, d. May 10, 1818, ae. 24. m. David
Bradley, son of Dea. Aaron Bradley of Mt. Carmel.
I. Amelia^ Bradley, m. Willis Churchill, res. Newark, N. J.
i. Marj'io Churchill,
ii. Ellenio Churchill.
iii. Minnieio Churchill, m. Rev. Delavan DeWolf, a Baptist clergfj'man.
iv. Alice' " Churchill.
♦ There were two persons having the name of Sarah Tuttle, one the daughter of Amos, b. Jan.
7, 1733, the other the daughter of Josiah, b. March 25, 1723. The inscription on the gravestone of
Mrs. Ives at Centerville, Hamden, Conn., reads: " /« -memory of Mrs. Sarah Ives, Consort of
Mr. James Ives, who died fan. 21, A.D. i7gb, yS. 7^." This shows that the time of her birth
coincides with that of Josiah Tattle's daughter.
The Tuttle Fatnily,p. 3b, supposes her to be the wife of Benjamin Warner, Jr., who was born
May 2, 1730, and was therefore seven years younger than she ; while James Ives is supposed to
have married the daughter of Amos, /. jOiS". This Sarah Tuttle would have been of suitable age
for Mr. Warner, and doubtless the two names have been interchanged by mistake.
James Ives, b. Oct. 19, 1718, d. May 14, 1804, se. 85. m. (i) Nov. 20, 1750, Damaris Atwater, dau.
of Daniel and Abigail (Tuttle) Atwater, b. Dec. 30, 1727: one child, i. James, b. Aug. 11, 1751.
She died, and he m. (2) Nov. 6, 1753, Sarah Tuttle, dau. of Josiah and Deborah (Barnes) Tuttle, b.
March 25, 1723, d. Jan. 21, 1796, se. 74. 2. Damaris, b. Dec. 16, 1754. m. Sep. 25, 1775, Jesse^ Dicker-
man. 3 and 4. Eber and Sarah, b. Dec. 16, 1756. Eber m. Easter and had a daughter,
Easter Tuttle, who m. Loyal Todd. 5. Eunice died young. 6. Mary, b. March 10, 1760, d. Sep.
16, 1842, se. 82. m. Joel Cooper, who d. Dec. 10, 1840, ae. 92. 7. Elam, b. Dec. i, 1761. m. Sarah
Hitchcock. 8. Beda, b. May i, 1770. m. Jared Goodyear.
ELAM IVES' FAMILY. 1 65
2. Henry* Bradley, M.D., died . m. Smith.
i. Charlottei" Bradley. ii. Caroline" Bradley.
III. Jason^ Ives, b. April 28, 1796, d. June 6, 1879. m. Phebe Freeman of
New Jersey.
1. Joel Cooper*, d. young.
2. George Whitfield", M.D., b. Aug. 22, 1819, d. 1874. m. Frances
Sarah Smith, res. New York City.
i. Frank L.io, M.D., b. Oct. i, 1849. "■>■ Margaret Seaman Lasak. res.
New York City.
3. William Walter*, b. July 22, 1822. m. Eliza H. Dorman. res. West
Haven, Conn.
i. Solon Emmeti", 2d, b. Dec. 2, 1847, d. April 30, 1849.
ii. William Walter'", Jr., b. March 5, 1850. m. Mary A. Price, res. Nor-
wich, Conn.
iii. Hobart Ensign'", b. Oct. 30, 1852. m. (i) Addie Conner ; m. (2) Geor-
gianna A. Murray. He is a sea captain, res. West Haven.
iv. Mary Josephine'", b. Aug. 9, 1855. m. Eugene M. Thompson, res. New
Haven.
V. Frederick Jason'", b. June 17, 1858. m. Martha Conner.
vi. Hattie Emma'", b. Sep. 23, 1865. m. William Tegmeir. res. West
Haven.
4. Solon Emmet*, m. Emma Crockett, res. Minneapolis, Minn.
i. Harry Crockett'", b. 1852, died about 1892.
ii. Marietta'", m. George Lyman, son of Rev. Ephraini Lyman.
5. Charles Freeman*. m. Frances J. Hubbard. Dentist, res. New
York City.
i. NeUie P.'°, b. Aug. 19, 1856. m. Frederick A. Brower. res. Mt. Vernon.,
N. Y.
IV. Sarah* Ives, b. Jan. 8, 1798, d. Oct. 17, 1803.
V. Lyman* Ives, b. April 21, 1800, d. Oct. 15, 1803.
VI. Elam* Ives, b. Jan. 7, 1802, d. Feb. 10, 1864. m. (i) April 1822,
Louisa Todd, dau. of Medad Todd ; (2) Lucy .
1. Augusta*, died . m. Charles Langdon of Hartford.
i. Gertrude'" Langdon.
ii. Florence'" Langdon.
iii. Augusta'" Langdon, died.
2. Mary Cooper*, d. Oct. 17, 1883. m. Henry Steele. Mrs. Steele was
a superior teacher of music on the piano, in New York, s. i.
3. Emily*, died unmarried.
l66 EARLY DAYS IN MT. CARMEL.
4. John Sebastian Bach.' m. (i) Fannie E. Washburn ; m. (2) Annie
Chapin of New York.
By first marriage :
i. Charlotteio.
By second ynarriage :
ii Frederickio. iii. Ralphi". iv. Annieio.
5. Ella^, daughter of Elam^, by second marriage.
VII. William^ Ives, b. Jan. i, 1804, d. Dec. 8, 1874. m. (i) Maiy Tuttle
of North Haven ; m. (2) Susan Cutler of New Haven.
I. Mary Wilhelmina^, b. Nov. 10, 1847. m. Edward Parsons of New
Haven, where they now reside. Both Mr. and Mrs. Parsons excel
as pianists and musical instructors.
i. Louis A.'° Parsons. ii. Marionio Parsons, died.
VIII. Mary^ Ives, b. Nov. 28, 1805, d. May 17, 1879, se. ]»3. m. Chester^
Dickerman son of Chauncey* and Hannah (Gill) Dickerman, b.
about 1798, d. June 20, 1871, ae. 73. No children.
IX. HenryS Ives, b. Jan. 24, 1808, d. Feb. 3, 1859. m. April 20, 1831,
Eliza* Ives, dau. of Jesse' Ives (Ezra**, Lazarus\ Ebenezer^, Joseph^
Joseph'-, William'), d. Dec. 11, 1885. res. New Haven.
—Chart VII.
1. Frederick^, b. March 6, 1832, d. Dec. 4, 1883. m. Susan Wake-
lee of New Haven.
i. Jessiei". ii. Henryio. iii. Susanio, died in infancy, iv. Frederickio.
2. Ellen Maria*, b. June 8, 1833, d. June 30, 1S80. m. Samuel A. Stev-
ens of New Haven.
i. Lizzie Ivesi" Stevens, died young,
ii. Mabel Ivesi" Stevens.
3. Fitz Henry^ d. Oct. 21, 1848.
4. Wilbur*, b. 1842, d. Dec. 27, 1870. Yale College, 1863.
X. Julia^ Ives, b. Jan. 24, 181 1, d. June 17, 1833, s. i. m. June 7, 1832,
Benjamin Eastman, son of Peter and Mary (Trumbull) Eastman,
died 1887. res. New Haven.
XI. Julius^ Ives, b. Jan. 24, 181 1, twin to Julia^ d. Feb. 4, 1888. m.
Eunice Amelia Beadles of Wallingford, Conn.
1. Cornelius Wisner*, b, Feb. 6, 1835, d. July 28, 1835.
2. Julius*, b. Feb. 6, 1837, d. Feb. 20, 1879. m. Gertrude Childs of
Niagara Fall, N. Y. res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
i. Charles Taylofi". ii. William Childsi". iii. Howard Colbyio.
iv. Theodore Edward'". v. Florence Aten'".
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3. Julia Eastman', b. May 10, 1839. res. New Haven.
4. Arthur Cowles", b. June 7, 1841, d. March 7, 1882. m. Celestia B.
Adams of Wellington, Ohio. res. Brooklyn.
i. Arthur Stanley>». ii. Clarence Adams'", died. iii. Clara Ethel'".
5. Alice Amelia', b. April 13, 1844. m. Rev. William Laurie of Penn
Yan, N. Y. res. Belfonte, Penn.
i. Jessie Porter'" Laurie. ii. Bertha Ameha'" Laurie.
6. Elizabeth Harrison', b. May 17, 1846. m. Frank P. Pendleton of
Philadelphia, Penn., where they reside.
i. Alice Amelia'" Pendleton. ii. Edith Emilia'" Pendleton,
iii. Frank Elsworth'" Pendleton. iv. Arthur Ives'" Pendleton, died.
Xn. Lucius* Ives, b. May 5, 181 3, d. Aug. 24, 1892. m. Ann Hall of
Cheshire, res. Mt. Carmel.
1. Franklin Eugene', b. July 4, 1836. m. (i) Anna Gilbert ; m. (2) Eva
G. Wilson, res. Mt. Carmel.
By first marriage :
i. John Frederick'". ii. Frank Gilbert"), died,
iii. Benjamin Hall'". iv. Catharine Augusta'".
V. Sarah Anna'", died in infancy.
By second marriage :
vi. Frank E.'".
2. Elliot Elsworth', m. (2) Sophia Depke. res. Mt. Carmel.
3. Brainerd Taylor', b. Sep. 30, 1838, d. Jan. 26, i8g6. m. Martha Cur-
new, res. at the old homestead, at Mt. Carmel.
He was a soldier in the Union Army ; enlisted in 1862 at the organization of
Co. I, 20 Reg. C. v., and was promoted to be Sergeant. He served through the
war and was mustered out with his regiment, having earned a high reputation
for bravery and soldierly fidelity. The Captain of his Company, Major Ezra D.'
Dickerman, said of him :
" I remember a remarkable incident which showed his fearlessness. It hap-
pened at the battle of Gettysburg. He had been delegated for a short time to
carry off the bodies of the wounded, and the company had shifted its position
from a slight elevation, over which shot and shell swept like rain in a storm.
It was found that a member of the company had been left wounded on the ele-
vation. Ives coolly went back, and amid the hail of shot, carried off his man.
He was as brave as a lion."
This Captain and he were shot almost at the same instant at the battle of
Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864, and were supposed to be killed, but
both finally recovered. They had been companions from childhood and their
war experiences united them in a still closer friendship. Mr. Ives's wound was
from a minie ball that passed through his neck, having struck him in the
cheek, and it continued to cause him pain and trouble to the end of life.
i. Geora-e'". ii. Ernest'".
l68 EARLY DAYS IN ]MT. CARMEL.
4. Sarah Anna*, b. Oct. 24, 1843, d. April 24, 1849.
5. Adaline Amelia^, b. Feb. 22, 1848 ; assistant in the Public Library,
42d Street, New York City.
6. Henry Lucius*, b. Nov. 28, 1854. m. Ella Potter of Hamden. res.
Mt. Carmel.
i. MabePo.
XIII. James Ives*, b. Dec. 8, 181 5, d. Sep. 21, 1889. m. Nov. 28, 1838,
Lucy Ann Candee of Oxford, Conn., b. July 1818, d. March 27,
1890.
1. Catharine Candee^ b. Oct. 26, 1839, d. Sep. 7, 1858.
2. Lucy Wheeler*, b. Dec. 13, 1843, d. May 7, 1873.
3. Mary Augusta^ b. Sep. 24, 1848.
4. Sarah Hitchcock*, b. April 19, 1851, d. April 8, 1857.
5. Helen Melissa*, b. May 20, 1855. m. June 29, 1880, James Henry
Webb, son of James Josiah Webb of Hamden, where they reside.
i. James Ivesio Webb. ii. Paul'" Webb,
iii. Henry Allingi" Webb. iv. Florilla Helena'** Webb.
V. Arthur Joseph'" Webb. vi. Lucy Bernadette'" Webb.
Elam Ives, Esq., usually called " Squire Ives " at Mt. Carmel,
was a man of great native force and unyielding persistence in
whatever he undertook. During the war of 181 2 he established a
freight line between Boston and New York, under the manage-
ment of his two sons, Parsons' and Jason*, then at the ages of
twenty and fifteen. The spirit of enterprise thus early shown has
marked the later history of the family, and has been, perhaps, the
chief factor in changing this old farming community into a man-
ufacturing village.
Parsons* and Jason^ began the manufacture of iron axles by
machinery in 1833, and were aided by their brothers Henry' and
James. ^ This business was continued and developed by Henry
and his son Frederick", and became large and prosperous.
James* was the leading spirit in various manufacturing indus-
tries throughout his life. At the age of seventeen he put himself
to learning the trade of a mechanic and followed mechanical pur-
suits ever after with eager interest. Possessed of unusual inge-
nuity, he made many valuable discoveries and obtained patents on
a number of inventions. His principal business was the manu-
facture of carriage and harness hardware, which had been
unknown in this country till he introduced it. He was a public
spirited citizen, watchful for the welfare of the community and
assiduous in efforts for the church and other good institutions.
James Ives
1815-1889
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Lucius* was also prominent in the church, and was an efficient
worker in the Sunday School and in temperance reform.
Many of the family were gifted as musicians. Elam* and Wil-
liam'* were successful music teachers and made this their calling ;
they were also composers and publishers of music. Julius* and
the sister, Mrs. Mary'' Dickerman, were also very musical, and
several of the grandchildren have been successful instructors in
the same art.
Of the thirteen sons and daughters, ten lived to be over fifty ;
six passed the boundary of three-score and ten, and four, Jason*,
Julius*, Lucius' and James* observed their golden weddings.
Caleb Chidsey= Hannah' Dickerman.
104. Hannah' Dickerman, dau. of Abraham'^ and Mary (Cooper)
Dickerman (Thomas'), b. Nov. 6, 1665, d. Dec. 25, 1703. m. July 6,
1693, Dea. Caleb Chidsey, son of Dea. John and Elizabeth Chidsey,
b. Nov. 20, 1661, d. Feb. 20, 1713, ae. 52. His first wife was Anna
Thompson, whom he m. May 10, 1688. She died Jan. 15, 1692.
"Dea. John Chidsey signed the Colony Constitution 1644, being
then about twenty-three years of age ; he removed to Stoney River
(that is East Haven) 1681. This name in England is spelled
Chedsey, and is the name of a town. And so it appears on the old
records and monuments. It was so used by the sons of John
Chedsey. It has since been changed to Chidsey." — Dodd's East
Haven Register.
The father was a man of large family and small property ;
recorded in 1680 as having 10 heads, an estate of 18^. and entitled
to 40 acres of land in the division of that time. His control of his
children is shown in a minute of the town meeting Dec. 26, 1687 :
" Dea. John Chedsey objects against the election of his son Caleb Chedsey to
be constable, being one of his family and under his government."
As the young man was then twenty-six years old, we see that
parental authority was continued later than it is now. The high
esteem in which the family was held is proved by the choice of
both father and son to the office of deacon.
I. DanieP Chidsey, b. March 25, 1695, d. Oct. 27, 1716.
II. Caleb^ Chidsey, b. May 9, 1697, d. Sep. 6, 1785, ae. 88. m. (i) Abigail
Good.sell dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Hemingway) Goodsell, b. Feb.
I/O EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
28, 1699, d. Jan. I, 1761, ae. 62. She had m. before Thomas Smith
who d. Jan. 27, 1727, se. 30. Her mother Sarah Hemingway was
a dau. of Sarah (Cooper) Hemingway, the sister of Mrs. Abraham
Dickerman. m. (2) Elizabeth Howe, widow of Isaac Penfield, d.
Jan. 8, 1767, ae. 62. Children by the first marriage.
1. IsAAC^ b. Nov. 8, 1731. m. Sarah Bradley. (112)
2. Caleb", b. Sep. i, 1738, d. Jan. i, 1761, ae. 22. m. Sep. 3, 1759, Mehit-
able Moulthrop dau. of John and Sarah Moulthrop.
i. Thankful", b. about 1760, d. Oct. 25, 1796, ae. 37. ra. June 1779 Jesse
Ludington son of Jesse and Mehitabel (Smith) Ludington.
a. Betsey', Ludington, b. March 22, 1780.
b. infant, b. Jan. 8, 1782, d. Jan. 10, 1782, ae. 2 days.
c. Caleb' Ludington, b. Jan. 8, 1782, d. Dec. 12, 1788, ae. 6.
d. infant, b. 1784, d. Dec. g, 1784, re. 6 weeks.
e. infant, b. 1786, d. Aug. 1786, ae. i week.
f. infant, b. 1787, d. Nov. 15, 1787, ae. 5 days.
g. Caleb Chidsey' Ludington, b. Aug. 22, 1790.
h. Lue' Ludington, b. July 22, 1794.
i. Justin' Ludington, b. Aug. 22, 1796.
HI. Abraham-* Chidsey, b. March 31 1699. m. (i) Mabel Ball; m. (2)
Mary Todd ; m. (3) Bathsheba Thompson. (113)
IV. Marv* Chidsey, b. Oct. 30, 1701. m. Jonathan Gilbert. (114)
Isaac' Chidsey=Sarah Bradley.
112. Isaac' Chidsey, son of Caleb' and Abigail (Goodsell)
Chidsey, b. Nov. 8, 1731, d. July 30, 1814, ae. 83. m. 1752, Sarah
Bradley, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Robinson) Bradley, b. 1728,
d. Dec. 16, 1808, ae. 80.
I. Sarah^ Chidsey, b. Jan. 28, 1753. m. 1770 Levi Pardee son of
Benjamin and Mary (Bradley) Pardee, b. Jan, 14, 1742.
1. Gurdon'' Pardee, b. June 20, 1771. m. Nov. 3, 1799, Phebe Judd.
i. Maria^ Pardee. ii. Levi Judds Pardee,
iii. Henry Atwaters Pardee. iv. Chester* Pardee.
V. Gurdons Pardee.
2. Huldah' Pardee, b. Nov. 3, 1773, d. Nov. 10, 1774, ae. i.
3. Huldah' Pardee, b. Nov. 29, 1775.
4. Mehitable' Pardee, b. Feb. 7, 1779.
5. Aner'' Pardee, b. Dec. 29, 1782.
6. ReueP Pardee, b. 1785, d. Aug. 28, 1786, ae. 10 mos.
CALEB CHIDSEY'S FAMILY. 17I
IL SamueP Chidsey, b. Aug. 28, 1754, d. Jan. 22, 1761, st. 7.
in. Abigail Chidsey, b. Oct. 5, 1758, m. 1776, John Goodsell, son of
Jacob and Sarah (Beckley) Goodsell, b. about 1748, d. Jan. 29,
1818, ae. 68.
1. Sarah'' Goodsell. m. Jared Ludington, son of Isaac and Mary (Good-
sell) Ludington.
2. Jacob'' Goodsell. 3. Jared'' Goodsell. 4. Lydia' Goodsell.
5. Irene'' Goodsell. 6. Hannah'' Goodsell. 7. John^ Goodsell.
IV. Lydia*' Chidsey, b. May 8, 1761. m. 1781, Edmond Bradley, son of
Dan and Sarah (Judd) Bradley, b. Sep. 24, 1757.
1. Dan'' Bradley, b. March 27, 1784, d. Aug. 10, 1827. m. Amy Forbes,
dau. Levi and Sarah (Tuttle) Forbes, b. Oct. 8, 1782, d. June g,
1824, ae. 42. Six children. Tuttle Family , p . 2g8.
2. Sarah'' Bradley, b. Feb. 11, 1786.
3. Adah' Bradley, b. July 1788, d. Dec. 15, 1788.
4. Adah'' Bradley, b. .
5. I Anson' Bradley, b. May, 1793, d. June i, 1793.
6. \ Anna'' Bradley, b. May 1793, d. Aug. 24, 1793.
7 and 8, twins, b. May 14, 1794, d. May 16, 1794.
9, 10 and II, triplets, died in infancy.
12. VVillard'' Bradley. 13. Dana'' Bradley. 14. Chester' Bradley.
V. Caleb'' Chidsey. m. Rebecca Page.
1. Isaac', b. April 27, 1793.
2. Laura'. 3. Eliza'.
4. Luther'. 5. Solomon'.
6. Jared Goodsell'. 7. Lucretia'.
VI. Lois'' Chidsey, b. Sep. 25, 1765. m. 1782, Joel Thompson, son of
Samuel and Desire (Moulthrop) Thompson.
I. Sarah' Thompson. 2. Huldah' Thompson 3. Mary' Thompson.
4. Anson' Thompson. 5. Horace' Thompson. 6. Nancy'' Thompson.
7. Reuel' Thompson. 8. Lue' Thompson. 9. Lorinda' Thompson.
10. William' Thompson.
VII. Deborah'' Chidsey, b. Jan. 3, 1768. m. Nathan Godard.
VIII. Ame" Chidsey, b. July 25, 1771. m. 1795, William Smith, son of
Isaac and Mabel Smith, b. May 25, 1765.
I. Isaac' Smith.
IX. Samuel'' Chidsey, b. April 24, 1773. m. Betsey Holt, dau. Dan and
Anna (Hitchcock) Holt, b. Oct. 2, 1781.
I. Sarah'. 2. Russel'. 3. Harriet'. 4. Lorinda'.
5. Anna'. 6. Samuel'. 7. Almira'. 8. Betsey'.
9. Lydia Bradley'. 10. Abigail Holt'. 11. Hannah'.
X. Isaac*' Chidsey, b. 1776, d. Oct. 23, 1779.
172 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
[ Mabel Ball.
Abraham' Chidsey = < Mary Todd.
( Bathsheba Thompson.
113. Abraham' Chidsey, b. March 31, 1699, d. Jan. 1761, ae. 60.
m. 1722, Mabel Ball, dau. Ailing and Sarah (Thompson) Ball, b.
about 1695, d. March 8, 1734 ; m. (2) Mary Todd, d. April 3, 1737,
ae. 30 ; m. (3) Bathsheba Thompson, dau. John and Mercy Thomp-
son, b. Jan. 24, 1707, d. 1761, ae. 53. widow of Joseph Granniss.
By first marriage :
I. MabeP Chidsey, b. May 31, 1723. m. William Woodward, son Rev.
John and Sarah (Rosewell) Woodward, b. Oct. 18, 1718, d. Feb.
1761, ae. 43.
1. Sarah^ Woodward, m. Samuel Page.
2. Mabel^ Woodward, m. Jesse Denison, son James and Sarah (Smith)
Denison, s. i.
3. RosewelF Woodward.
4. William'' Woodward.
5. Josiah* Woodward.
6. Abraham^ Woodward.
Six children died in infancy.
II. Hannah" Chidsey, b. July 4, 1725, d. July i, 1730.
III. Mary* Chidsey, b. Oct. 8, 1727, d. March 5, 1735, se. 8.
IV. DanieP Chidsey, died 1729, ae. i.
V. DanieP Chidsey, died 1730, ae. 6 months.
VI. Hannah* Chidsey, m. Nov. 30, 1748, Levi Bradley, son of Elihu and
Sybil (Grannis) Bradley.
1. Samuel' Bradley, b. April 5, 1750. m. Dec. 18, 1777, Abigail Thomp-
son, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Denison) Thompson.
i. Elizabeth' Bradley. ii. Samuel' Bradley.
2. Briant" Bradley.
3. Levi' Bradley.
VII and VIII. twins, born and died March 8, 1734.
By second marriage :
IX. Mary^ Chidsey, b. 1735, d. Sep. 3, 1743, s. 8.
X. infant.
By third marriage :
XL Abraham* Chidsey, b. Sep. 23, 1741, d. March 28, 1812, ae. 71. m.
March 27, 1766, Hannah Goodsell, dau. Jacob and Sarah (Beck-
ley) Goodsell, b. Oct. 22, 1746, d. June 24, 181 5, ae. 69.
JONATHAN gilbert's FAMILY. 173
T. Daniel", b. about 1768, d. Aug. 30, 17S5, ae. 17.
2. Sarah.*
3. Azel*, d. Jan. 17, 1781, se. 12.
4. Lydia*, d. Aug. 27, 1774, se. i.
5. Abraham*, m. Abigail Beach.
i. John Harrington Beach''. ii Harriet'.
6. Lydia*. m. James Thompson, son of John and Mary (Pardee)
Thompson, b. 1735.
7. Jacob*, m. Abigail Ann Benham.
i. DanielMandei'ville''. ii. Emmeline Parinda'.
iii. Matilda'. iv. Matilda Ann'.
V. Charles Benham'.
8. Azel*, d. March 20, 1783, se. 7 days.
9. Malachi*.
10. Chlorinda''.
11. Desire*, d. May 2i, 1794, ae. 8.
XII. DanieP Chidsey, b. May 22, 1743.
XIII. Joseph^ Chidsey. m. 1769, Sarah Goodrich.
r. Timothy*, b. Feb. 26, 1770. 2. Bartholomew*, b. June 19, 1771.
4. Sarah*.
6. Jacob*.
8. Mabel*.
10. Naomi*.
3
Abraham*.
5
7
9
II
Isaac*.
Daniel*.
Fanny*.
Zaccheus*.
XIV.
XV.
I
I
Desire*,
ilary^.
Jonathan Gilbert=Mary' Chidsey.
114. Mary' Chidsey, b. Oct. 30, 1701. m. March 2, 1724-5,
Jonathan'' Gilbert, son of John^ and Mary (Ives) Gilbert, b. Aug.
8, 1700 (Joseph^ John'). Jonathan Gilbert's will signed June 26,
1758 and proved Aug. 1758 ; names wife Mary, son John, and
daughters Mary Cooper, Mabel Gilbert, Hannah Morris, Martha
Bradley, wife of Alvin Bradley, and Lydia Gilbert.
I. Mar5'^ b. Sep. 13, 1726-7. m. Jason Cooper, son of Caleb and
Desire (Sanford) Cooper, b. April 18, 1739, d- Dec. 15, 1774, in his
36th year.
I. Alien* Cooper, b. Dec. 10, 1760. Estate distributed April 21, 1806, to
widow, Elisha, Jesse and Esther, wife of Levi Bradley. Mr. Geo.
174 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
W. Bradley of Hamden says that in the Revolutionary war Elisha
was in the British army, and his son Allen died in Providence,
R. I., leaving two daughters, Mrs. Rawson and Mrs. Haworth.
2. Abigail* Cooper, b. Nov. ig, 1762.
3. Simon^ Cooper, b. April 15, 1765.
4. Enoch Ives* Cooper, b. June 8, 1768.
5. Polly* Cooper, b. May 23, 1771.
6. Lucy* Cooper, b. April 20, 1774.
n. MabeP, b. Oct. 27, 1728. m. Feb. 16, 1757, Joseph Ailing.
1. Thaddeus* Ailing.
2. Chauncey* Ailing, res. Allentown.
i. Levi' Ailing.
ii. Adah' Ailing, m. Elisha-* Dickerman, Jr., of New Haven,
iii. Joseph' Ailing.
in. John^ b. Nov. 9, 1731. m. Maj^ 22, 1755.
IV. Hannah\ b. Sep. 4, 1733. m. Morris.
V. Martha^ m. May 9. 175- Alvin^ Bradley, son of Joseph^ and
Miriam (Gilbert) Bradley (Joseph^ Joseph-, William'), b. Nov. 6,
1734, d. Oct. 5, 1810, se. 75.
The w^ill of Joseph Bradley of New Haven, signed March 17.
1753. proved 1757, names "only son Joseph Bradley, grandson
Alvin Bradley, daughters Abiah Barns, Phebe Clark, Mabel
Brown, Anna Atwater, Thankful Potter, Sarah Potter."
The will of Alvin Bradley, signed June 16, 1809, proved in the
same year, names "sons Levi, Enos, Alvin and Obed, daughters
Lois Cooper, Martha Bradley, Mary Bradley, grandchildren, chil-
dren of Phebe Harrison, deceased, and children of Obed Bradley,
Mabel Bradley and William Miles Bradley, and son-in-law Amasa
Bradley;" estate inventoried Nov. 16, 1809, at $6,140.00; mention
is made of " land belongmg to my father, Joseph,- lying at a place
called The Brothers."
1. Levi* Bradley, b. Aug. 19, 1757. m. (i) Esther Cooper; m. (2)
Esther Cooper, dau. of Allen Cooper. (115)
2. Enos* Bradley, b. June 14, 1759. m. Sarah Bishop. (116)
3. Lois* Bradley, b. about 1761, d. Nov. 29, 1833, se. 72. m. Justus
Cooper, b. about 1750, d. Dec. 5, 1828, ae. 78.
4. Mary* Bradley, unmarried.
5. Martha* Bradley, b. Oct. 25, 1766, d. April 3, 1839, in 73d year. m.
Jan. 19, 1786, Amasa Bradley, son of Dea. Daniel Bradley, d. Jan.
6, 1827, ae. 64.
i. Horace' Bradley, b. July 4, 1787, d. Jan. 29, 1870. m. Jan. i, 1813, Polly
Jones,
ii. Sterling' Bradley, b. Sep. 23, 1793, d. Dec. 24, 1S68. m. Henrietta Jacobs.
CHART VII.
ANCESTRY OF ALVIN AND LUCY (IVES) BRADLEY.
Lucv Ives Alvin Bradley
Mabel Bassett
Ezra Ives Martha Gilbert Alvin Bradley
1746-1818 1744-1825 >»■ '757 1734-1810
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1/6 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
6. Alvin^ Bradley, b. about 1768, d. Dec. 7, 1820, ae. 52. m. (i) Dec.
31, 1797, Lucy Ives, dau. of Ezra and Mabel (Bassett) Ives, d. Aug.
22, tSgi, je. 23 ; m. (2) Feb. 3, 1802, Abigail Hall.— CAart VII.
7. Obed'' Bradley, b. about 1779, d. Jan. 26, 1827, ae. 48. m. March 30,
1800, Sarah Bradley, who m. (2) David Johnson, and d. Jan. 20,
1850, ae. 68.
i. MabeF Bradley. ii. William Miles' Bradley.
8. Phebe^ Bradley, m. Harrison.
i. Mar}-' Harrison. ii. Phebe' Harrison. iii. Bradley' Harrison.
9. MabeP Bradley, m. Ailing.
i. Orin' Ailing. ii. Alvin' Ailing.
VI. Lydia.^
Levi' Bradley= j
Esther Cooper.
Esther Cooper.
115. Levi' Bradley, son of Alvin and Martha (Gilbert)
Bradley, b. Aug. 19, 1757, d. March 15, 1823, ae. 65. m. (i) Nov. 8,
1781, Esther Cooper of North Haven,* b. May 31, 1757, d. Oct. 12,
1805, ae. 48 ; m. (2) March 30, 1806, Esther' Cooper, dau. of Capt.
Allen' and Ruth (Todd) Cooper (Stephen', Joseph^, John'), b. Sep.
II, 1777, d. March 9, 1867, ae. 89, res. Hamden.
L Nancy^ Bradley, b. April 4, 1783, d. July i, 1784.
II. Levi' Bradley, b. April 5, 1785, died and left a family, res. North
Adams, Mass.
HI. Nancy' Bradley, b. July 28, 1786, d. Aug. 23, 1794.
IV. Lemuel' Bradley, b. June 11, 1788, d. Nov. 18, 1790.
V. Hubbard' Bradley, b. Feb. 14, 1790. m. Nov. 18, 1822, Lucy Munson.
VI. Lemuel' Bradley, b. April 2, 1792, d. Aug. 24, 1794.
VII. Justus' Bradley, b. July 17, 1795, d. July 18, 1795.
VIII. Mary Ann' Bradley, b. July 7, 1808. m. Elias Ford.
IX. Allen C Bradley, b. July 7, 1808. twin with Mary Ann. m. Sep.
28, 1833, Jane L. Dorman.
1. Ellen J.s, b. May 20, 1834. m. June 2, 1864, Harmon Wakefield, son of
Walter Wakefield, res. Mt. Carmel.
2. Mary A.«, b. Nov. 28, 1842. m. May 9, 1864, Willis E. Miller, son of
Chauncey and Mary (Kimbal) Miller of Mt. Carmel. res. New
Haven.
* Mr. Geo. W.' Bradley says that Esther Cooper, the first wife of Levi Bradley, was a sister of
James, Joel and Russell Cooper, also of Mabel Cooper wife of Harvey Bassett.
ALVIN' BRADLEY S FAMILY. 1/7
X. George Washington'' Bradley, b. May 19, 1816. m. Feb. 2, 1837,
Eliza Mix dau. of Benjamin and Betsey (Potter) Mix, b. Aug. 27,
1816. res. Hamden.
1. Maria Eliza^ Bradley.
2. Hubbard^ Bradley, m. Nov, 30, 1864, Mary Aurelia Mansfield, dau.
of Edwin Lewis Mansfield, b. July 29, 1844.
3. Helen Denslow* Bradley, m. Charles W. Benham. res. Hamden.
a. Eliza Hubbard' Benham.
Enos Bradley= Sarah Bishop.
116. Ends' Bradley, son of Alvin^ and Martha (Gilbert) Brad-
ley, b. June 14, 1759, d. Nov. 29, 1818, ae. 59. m. April 29, 1792,
Sarah Bishop, b. April 8, 1769, d. Oct. 25, 1807, ae. 37. res. Ham-
den Plains.
I, Harvey'' Bradley, b. Jan. 17, 1793, d. Oct. 15, 1861, se. 69. m. (i)
Oct. 25, 1818 Eliza Merriman, b. Feb. 27, 1795, d. Aug. 17, 1835;
m. (2) Lucy Munson, widow of Hubbard Bradley.
1. Emily* Bradley, b. Feb. 20, 1819. m. April 13, 1845 Sylvester Johnson,
2. Juliet* Bradley, b. Jan. 19, 1822. m. May 12, 1850 James Barber.
3. Philo* Bradley, b. May 4, 1824. m. Nov. 21, 1845 Elizabeth Dorman.
4. Street* Bradley, b. April 4, 1831. m. Nov. 28, 1858 Jane E. Bishop.
n. Eliza'' Bradley, b. Feb. 12, 1795, d. Aug. 2, 1854, se. 58. m. Jared
Bassett, Esq., son of Timothy and Eunice (Ailing) Bassett, b. 1789,
d. March 15, 1855.
1. Eunice* Bassett.
2. Cornelia* Bassett.
3. Jared* Bassett.
ni. Henry'' Bradley, b. May 29, 1797, died young.
IV. Sarah'' Bradley, b. Aug. 5, 1800. m. Ezra Ailing.
I. died young.
2. Elizabeth* Ailing.
3. Sarah* Ailing.
4. Rhoda* Ailing.
5. Catharine* Ailing.
V. Henry' Bradley, b. Nov. 12, 1806, d. Feb. i, 1882.
178 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
Nathaniel Bradley=Ruth' Dickerman.
105. Ruth' Dickerman, dau. of Abraham^ and Mary (Cooper)
Dickerman (Thomas'), b. April 5, 1668, d. May 15, 1725. m. 1687-8
Nathaniel Bradley, son of William and Alice (Prichard) Bradley.
I. James* Bradley, b. Oct. 12, 1688, d. Feb. 12, 1769, in 8ist year. m.
May 26, 1 7 14, Sarah Humiston (dau. John and Sarah (Tuttle)
Humiston), b. April 8, 1693, d. June 3, 1766, in 74th year.
1. Moses^ b. May 16, 1715. m. 1739, Sarah Andrews, d. Dec. 17, 1769,
JE. 57.
2. Ruth\ b. 1716. m. Samuel Brockett.
3. Sarah^, b. 1718. m. 1748, Capt. Dorchester.
4. Miriam^, b. 1720. m. Enos Brockett.
5. JoeP, b. 1722, d. Jan. 27, 1797 in 75th year. m. Miriam Robinson, d.
Dec. 20, 1802, se. 72.
6. Lydia^, b. 1724. m. John Blakeslee.
7. AbigaiP, b. 1726, d. Feb. 7, 1805, ae. 78. m. 1750, Samuel Bassett, d.
Nov. 19, 1799 i^ 71st year. (102, iv. 7.)
8. James*, b. Nov. 5, 1729.
g. Demas*, b. 1731. m. Lydia , d. Dec. 6, 1821, in her 91st year.
10. Obed^ b. June 21, 1733, d. Feb. 2, 1814, ae. 80. m. Jan. 28, 1763,
Mary 01cott\ dau. of John* and Deborah (Blakeslee) Olcott (John^,
Philip", Thomas^), d. March 6, 1825, ae. 18.
11. Zuer', b. 1737, d. Jan. 21, 1813, ae. 76. m. (i) Mary , d. Oct. 7,
1784, ae. 44 ; m. (2) Hannah , d. Sep. 5, 1815, ae. 64.
Record continued in The Tuttle Fatnily, pages 6g-yo.
II. Ruth Bradley*, b. June 23, 1690, d. July 12, 1717. m. (i) June 25,
17 1 2, David Atwater (son of Jonathan and Ruth (Peck) Atwater),
b. Aug. 5, 1683, d. May i, 1727. He m. (2) Dec. 2, 1718 Tabitha
Whitehead.
1. Mary* Atwater, b. Aug. 19, 1713.
2. Stephen* Atwater, b. Nov. 15, 1715. m. Elizabeth Gale, res. Meriden.
i. Ruth' Atwater, b. June 6, 1740. m. (i) Miles ; (2) Thomas Merri-
man.
ii. Stephen* Atwater, b. Sep. 16, 1742. m. March 23, 1780, Anna Moss. res.
Cheshire, Conn. Seven children,
iii. Eunice' Atwater, b. Sep. 28, 1744. m. AVilham Johnson.
iv. David' Atwater, b. Aug. 31, 1747. ni. Wing of Guilford.
V. Mary' Atwater, b. Jan. 25, 1750. m. Merriam.
vi. Elizabeth' Atwater, b. July 27, 1752. m. Hotchkiss.
vii. Christopher' Atwater, b. Jan. 6, 1755, d. Sep. 10, 1776.
viii. Isaac' Atwater, b. Dec. 4, 1758. m. Aug. 22, 1782, Lucy Merriam. Ten
children.
NATHANIEL BRADLEY S FAMILY. 1 79
in. Miriam Bradley^, b. July 4, 169S, d. . m. Jan. 18, 1721-2,
Joseph Bassett (son of John), b. Dec. 14, 1697, d. Oct. 31, 1761, in
64th year.
1. Ruth^ Bassett, b. Feb. 18, 1724-5.
2. Joseph' Bassett, b. June 18, 1727, d. March 4, 1812, in 85th year. m.
Dec. 24, 1760, Chloe Sanford.
i. Esther' Bassett, b. Oct. 11, 1765.
ii. Jesse" Bassett, b. Dec. 12, 1768.
iii. Chloe' Bassett, b. Feb. 25, 1773.
3. AbeP Bassett, b. Dec. 14, 1728, d. July 11, 1764.
4. JoeP Bassett, b. Sep. 16, 1733.
5. Lydia^ Bassett, b. Aug. i, 1736.
IV. Nathaniel^ Bradley, 2nd, b. May 16, 1701, d. . m. Feb. 10,
1731-2, Anna Osborn (dau. Joseph Osborn), b. Jan. 6, 1708-9.
1. Rhoda^, b. June 17, 1733.
2. Anna\ b. April 4, 1736.
3. NathanieP, 3rd, b. Sep. 28, 1738.
William Bradley, the father of Nathaniel, is said to have been
the first white resident of North Haven. He came into possession
of a farm previously owned by Francis Brewster, who had one
hundred and fifty-four acres of upland and thirty-three of mead-
ow, on the west side of the Quinnipiac.
James^ Bradley bought about four hundred acres of land in
North Haven in 1724. His name and that of his wife are the first
on the roll of the North Haven Church manual.
Obed^ Bradley's daughter Deborah" married Glover" Street,
dau. of Glover^ and Lydia (Allen) Street (SamueP, SamueP, Sam-
ueP, Nicholas') of North Haven. Their son, Whiting'' Street,
lived in Holyoke, Mass., and left an estate of nearly half a million,
a large part of which was given in his will to various benevolent
objects.
CHAPTER IX.
SPERRY FARM AT AMITY.
"We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political
interests, than perhaps any other under heaven The great body of intel-
ligence among our people surrounds and overpowers our petty dissensions as
the sun's great mass of fire diminishes and destroys his spots."
— Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley in 178J.
There is an education of the fields and the woods as well as of
the schools. It may not be easy to define this, for there are no
theses written, no diplomas given, no degrees conferred ; but in
the strenuous movements of a nation's life this education is felt.
There is a parade of power, and there are powers that make no
parade, only bring things to pass.
People who live in the country are handling quiet forces, but
these are forces still. The daily round in such a place is a training
to deal with actualities and to deal with them strongly. This is
why country boys, notwithstanding a certain awkwardness and
lack of polish, rank so well.
And what of the hereditary traits that are passed doAvn from
parents to their sons and daughters — where are they likeliest to be
sound ? If we could put side by side the children of a hundred
years in the counting-house, in the mill, in the mine, and the
children of a hundred years on a farm, which would come to the
front ? Which would show the healthiest body, nerves most in
tone, a brain to work the hardest and the longest? Which would
be quickest to see, boldest to do, and bravest to bear the brunt of
struggle ?
Forty years ago the strength of America was in her country
people. Where is it to-day ? Where will it be forty years to come ?
In cities ?
Then must cities be better than the country. It will not be
enough that multitvides are there and activities are intense. The
multitudes must be virtuous and their activities in righteousness.
Homes must be purer on the avenue and in the alley than on the
farm and in the woods. Family life must be fuller and sweeter.
SPERRY FARM AT AMITY. l8l
Children must be more happily born, must pass their childhood
under a wiser parental oversight, and grow up not in slavery to
crippling artificialities but amid influences tonic of high purpose
and worthy conduct.
Wherever such conditions have scope, whether in palace or
cabin, in swarming metropolis or dreary solitude, there will be
found the elements of a nation's strength.
This makes the study of communities and of families interesting.
By going up the stream of generations past we may learn the laws
by which the stream is flowing on.
Richard Sperry was among the early settlers of New Haven,
though not one of the original planters. His name occurs Jan. 4,
1643, and again in the Court records May 2, 1648, where the entry
is :
" Richard Sperry was complained of for not coming to watch, but Mr. Goodier
answered for him that when he was neare comeing from the farme they wanted
an oxe ; the neager said he was sicke and left in the woods ; so he was faine to
goe forth to seeke hime least he should be lost."
President Stiles says that Stephen Goodyear, " a rich settler
bought of the town a tract of a thousand or twelve hundred acres
of land in the fertile valley to the westward of West Rock and
planted on it his farmer Richard Sperry, which farm Richard
Sperry afterwards became possessed of, and it was known as
Sperry's Farm. On this tract Mr. Goodyear built Sperry a house ;
and in the woods about a mile south-west stood the house of
Ralph Lines. These were the only two houses in 1661 between
West Rock and Hudson River, except a few at Derby. All was
an immense wilderness."
This allusion is made in describing the part which Richard
Sperry played in protecting the regicides, Goffe and Whalley. At
the time when pursuers from England were trying to ferret out
their hiding place, three friends, William Jones, Richard Sperry
and another by the name of Burril, led them out of town into this
wilderness, and here they were kept safely concealed.
The first retreat was at a place three or four miles from town to
which the fugitives gave the name of " Hatchet Harbor," from a
hatchet they found with which to build a shelter. Then after two
nights they were taken up the cliff, which they named " Providence
Hill," and here a pile of huge rocks was shown them under whose
1 82 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
arching sides a better lodging could be made, while the elevation
gave a commanding view of the town and the bay. This group of
rocks is still known as "The Judges' Cave."
Here they continued from the 15th of May to the nth of June
1661 : usually spending their nights at the cave, as well as days,
but sometimes in stormy weather going down to the house of their
guardian. " Richard Sperry daily supplied them with food ; some-
times carrying it himself, at other times sending it by one of his
boys, tied up in a cloth, ordering them to lay it on a certain stump
and leave it : and when the boy went there at night he always
found the basons emptied of the provisions, and brought them
home. Upon the boy's wondering and asking what it meant he
was told that there was somebody at work in the woods that
wanted it."
One night a panther, or some other wild animal, visited them
at this spot and frightened them so that they dared not sleep there
again and had to find another place to hide.
Probably Richard Sperry was the only person who knew their
exact whereabouts, and he kept the secret so well that the king's
officers pursued a vain search.
Nathaniel Sperry's name is in the list of those to whom land
was allotted April 3, 1704. There were ten in his family. His
estate was rated in 1683 at 73 jQ, and in 1702 at 88 jT^. He had
36^ acres of sequestered land and received at that time 18^ acres
more.
It is not clear when his wife Sarah died, but he seems to have
had a second wife at the time of his own death, who is mentioned
in his will, dated Dec. 3, 1729, and proved April 7, 1735. I^^ it; are
these clauses.
" I give unto Esther my dearly beloved wife more than I covenanted to give her
in marriage, that is to say ye privilege of one room in my house and all convenien-
ces of cellar, oven and well, as she shall need, so long as she bears my name,
and my two sons Nathaniel and Joshua to provide for her one good cow and to
provide for her keeping summer and winter, also to find for my said wife suf-
ficient fire wood summer and winter ; but if she shall choose to live elsewhere,
. . . my two sons Nathaniel and Joshua shall pay to her the sum of three pounds
as money in ye form aforesaid, but no longer.
To my grandchildren, children of my daughter Sarah as they come of age
and marry, to each of them the sum of twenty shillings.
To my five daughters Rachel, Lydia, Rebeckah, Hannah and Thankful, four
pounds apeice.
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To my daughter in law Mary wife of Joel Monson the sum of forty shillings.
To my three sons Nathaniel, Joshua and Enos, . . . (houses, real estate, etc.)
also my Sabbath Day House at ye town and ye land that adjoins it."
When this will was drawn, the time was approaching for stormy
dissensions in the New Haven church, and for the establishment
of another society. There may have been premonition of this
already which led to an additional clause about the Sabbath day
house.
" provided that if either son become seperated from the First Society by
removing or otherwise, he or the)' shall not sell to a stranger his or their part,
but to the Brother or Brothers at the time who shall abide in the said First
Society, and at ye price of iive pounds for one third part."
With the growth of the people in numbers change was inevitable.
Families living so far from the center of the town gradually came
to interest themselves more in their own neighborhood and less in
the larger community. This was the more natural because the
children, as they grew up and married, were apt to settle near the
old place, so that the neighborhood was usually one of brothers
and sisters and cousins. Thus it was in the neighborhood of
" Sperry's Farm." It became a Sperry neighborhood, and it has
continued so to the present time. Other family names appear, as
Lines, Perkins, Hotchkiss. Peck, Johnson, but these will be found so
united together by intermarriage that most of the present people
through one line or another are from common ancestors. Thus
the tenure of the original *' farmer Sperry " has continued for two
hundred and fifty years in the persons of his descendants.*
* Richard Sperry had ten children and over sixty grandchildren. His children were
1. John, b. Jan. g, 1649. m. Sep. i, 1676, Elizabeth Post.
2. Mary, b. March 14, 1650. m. March 29, 1670, Benjamin Peck.
3. Richard, Jr. b. Jan. 20, 1652. m. Dec. 16, 1680, Martha Mansfield.
4. Hester, b. Sep. 1654. m. June 21,1683, Daniel Hotchkiss.
5. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 13, 1656. m. Oct. 2, 1683, Sarah Dickerman.
6. Thomas, b. July 13, 1658. m. Nov. 18, 1684, Elizabeth Fearne.
7. a child, b. 1661, died young.
8. Ebenezer, b. July 1663. m. Jan. 21, 1689, Abigail Dickerman.
9. Daniel, b. 1665. m. April 3, 1694, Deborah Peck.
10. Joseph, b. July 24, 1668. m. , and had a son Joseph.
— Tuttle Family, p. 6S4.
l84 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
Nathaniel Sperry= Sarah' Dickerman.
103. Sarah' Dickerman, dau. of Abraham' and Mary (Cooper)
Dickerman (Thomas'), b. July 25, 1663. m. Oct. 2, 1683, Nathaniel
Sperry, son of Richard Sparry, b. Aug. 13, 1656. res. Amity, now
the town of Woodbridge, Conn.
I. Sarah* Sperry, b. Jan. 17, 1685, married and had children.
II. Rachel* Sperry, b. Oct. 2, 1688, died in infancy.
III. Rebecca* Sperry, b. March 28, 1690. m. July 30, 1713, Ebenezer*
Lines son of SamueP and Mary (Thomson) Lines (Samuel-,
Ralph'), b. Aug. 18, 1684.
1. Sarah^ Lines, b. April 28, 1714. m. Feb. 13, 1734-5, Ezra Johnson
son of Isaac and Abigail (Cooper) Johnson, b. March 29, 1712.
2. Ralph^ Lines, b. May 23, 1716.
3. Ebenezer^ Lines, b. Aug. 26, 1718.
4. John^ Lines, b. Marcli 13, 1719-20. m. March 29, 1743, Deborah
Hotchliiss.
5. Titus' Lines, b. Aug. 6, 1731.
IV. Lydia* Sperry, bap. May 27, 1694. m. Jan. 8, 1712-13, SamueP
Baldwin, Jr. son of SamueP Baldwin (Nathaniel') of Guilford,
Conn, He had m. (i) March 14, 1710-11, Elizabeth Frisbie of
Branford. He joined the church in Branford in 171 1 ; his wife in
171 5. He was a deacon and was recommended to the church in
Litchfield, July 25, 1735.
1. SamueP Baldwin, b. Jan. 4, 1713-14.
2. David' Baldwin, b. Jan. 25, 1716-17.
3. Elizabeth^ Baldwin, b. Jan. 13, 1721-2.
4. Caleb' Baldwin, b. Feb. 27, 1723-4.
5. Ebenezer' Baldwin, b. Nov. 5, 1728.
6. Rebecca' Baldwin, b. Dec. 16, 1729.
— Baldwin Genealogy.
V. NathanieP Sperry, b. March 8, 1695, d. Sep. 8, 1751. m. Dec. 25,
1719, Sarah^ Wilmot, dau. of John^ Wilmot (William'), b. Feb. 26,
1695-6.
1. Sarah', b. April 23, 1721, bap. Nov. 1721. m. Toles.
2. Rachel', b. Feb. 9, 1722-3. m. May 14, 1744, David^ Johnson, son
of Isaac^ and Abigail (Cooper) Johnson (William^).
i. Chloe^ Johnson, b. Nov. 25, 1746, d. Jan. 13, 1753.
ii. Keziahe Johnson, b. March 29, 1748, d. Aug. 9, 1751.
iii. Jemima'5 Johnson, b. March 30, 1749, died the same day.
iv. Jemimas Johnson, b. Jan. 14, 1750, d. Nov. 8, 1751.
V. Job" Johnson, b. May 24, 1752.
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3. Lois^ b. March 13, 1724-5, bap. May 29, 1726, d. Sep. 19, 1751, in her
26th year, unmarried.
4. Nathaniel*, b. Dec. 29, 1727, bap. March 24, 1727-8, d. about 1776.
m. (i) Jan. 3, 1750-1, Deborah Toles, who d. Sep. 4, 1751, in her
20th year ; m. (2) Mary'' Dickerman, dau. of Abraham'* and Eleanor
(Perkins) Dickerman, b. Nov. 30, 1732, living in 1784, and two
children, Nathaniel^, and Deborah''.
5. Lydia^, b. Jan. 1730, d. July 15, 1731, fe. i year and 6 months.
6. Lydia*, b. April 9, 1732, bap. Aug. 20, 1732. m. Feb. 8, 1750, at
Wallingford, Conn., John Mitchell.
i. Lydia" Mitchell, b. Oct. 24, 1750.
7. Rhoda^ b. Nov. 17, 1734, bap. Feb. 9, 1734-5.
8. Simeon^ b. March 16, 1738-9, bap. May 13, 1739. m. Patience Smith.
i. Anna^, ii. Nehemiah", iii. Simeons,
iv. Sally8, v. Rhoda", vi. Lois",
vii. Enocho, b. 1787. m. Mary Atlanta*' Sperry dau. of Asas and Eunice
(Johnson) Sperry (Asa*, Jonathan^, Richard^, Richardi).
a. Lucien Wells', b. March 8, 1820. m. Harriet A. Sperry, dau. of Enos
Sperry of Westville.
b. Stiles Denison', b. Oct. 15, 1822. m. Anna E. Briggs of Providence,
R. L
c. Nehemiah Day', b. July 10, 1827. m. (i) 1847, Eliza A. Sperry, dau. of
Willis and Catharine Sperry of Woodbridge, who d. 1873; m. (2)
Minnie B. Newton, dau. of Erastus and Cornelia Newton, of Lock-
port, N. Y. He is a member of the United States Congress, res.
New Haven.
d. Joseph' Hart, killed in 1846, je. 16, by being thrown from a horse.
e. Laura'' Ann, b. Oct. 20, 1835, d. Jan. 25, 1879.
/. Enoch' Knight, m. Sarah A. Treat.
VI. Caleb'* Sperry, b. March 22, 1700, bap. May 5, 1700.
VII. Joshua* Sperry, b. March 22, 1700, bap. May 5, 1700, twin with Caleb,
will proved 1777. m. Anna (or Ame). She was bap. with her
five children, April 22, 1736.
1. Caleb^, b. March 10, 1728. m. Dec. 22, 1748, Mary* Downs, dau. of
SamueP Downs (Samuel*, John').
i. Caleb', b. Aug. 28, 1749. ii. Ame«, b. Dec. 8, 1751.
iii. Silas", b. Nov. 6, 1753. iv. Mary", b. Aug. 14, 1761.
V. Martha", b. Oct. 14, 1763. vi. Betty", b. June 8, 1767.
2. Rebeckah*, b. June 10, 1730, d. . m. Feb. 1749-50, Jehiel
Osborn.
3. Ame^, b. June 10, 1732, d. Oct. 16, 1748.
4.'' Joshua^, b. Feb. 4, 1734, d. Sep. 13, 1759.
5. Phebee^, b. Feb. 18, 1735. m. Jan. 29, 1749, Joseph Downs.
6. Bettee°, b. March 18, 1737, bap. May 1737. m. April 30, 1760, Amos
Sperry, 2nd (son of Amos and Hannah (Peck) Sperry).
7. Sarah\ b. April 13, 1739.
1 86 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
8. ThankfuP, b. Feb. i6, 1740-1, bap. April 5, 1741.
9. Lent°, b. March 16, 1742-3.
10. Rachel^, b. April 11, 1746, d. Nov. 9, 1748.
VIII. Hannah^ Sperry, b. Dec. 19, 1702, d. . m. Jan. 11, 1727-8
Isaac^ Johnson, Jr. son of Isaac- Johnson (William' ).
1. Isaac^ Johnson, b. Oct. 5, 1729.
2. Jesse^ Johnson, b. Jan. 12, 1733-4.
3. Eunice^ Johnson, b. June 27, 1736.
4. Hannah* Johnson, b. June 12, 1741.
IX. Enos^ Sperry, b. Feb. 19, 1705, d.- . m. Nov. 8, 1730, Rachel
(Sanford) Warner (widow of Benjamin Warner, dau. of Samuel
Sanford) (Thomas'), b. May i, 17 10.
1. Ezra^ b. Dec. 12, 1731, bap. Oct. 8, 1738. m. Ruth Sperry.
2. Enos'', b, April 26, 1733, bap. Oct. 8, 1738, died young.
3. Reuben", b. Aug. 26, 1735, bap. Oct. 8, 1738.
4. AbigaiP, b. Aug. 24, 1738, bap. Oct. 8, 1738.
5. Eunice^ b. Aug. 6, 1742. 6. Enos^ b. Sep. 8, 1744.
7. Hannah*, b. Nov. 28, 1748. 8. Elijah*, b. Sep. 8, 1751.
X. Thankful Sperry, b. Aug. 6, 1708, living in 1729.
We are indebted to Hon. N. D.'^ Sperry of New Haven for
reminiscences of his early home life.
His grandfather, Simeon^ Sperry, was born in Woodbridge, then
a part of New Haven, and lived and died there. He was a small
manufacturer and farmer, and held some minor town offices.
Naturally retiring, his family life was exemplary in all respects.
He was a man of great decision, of undoubted integrity, and
enjoyed the confidence of all who knew him.
Enoch" Sperry, son of Simeon Sperry, was also born in Wood-
bridge, and lived on what is known as Sperry's Farm, at the place
where the grist-mill and the carding-machine-mill were located.
This was where the colonists of a very early time ground their
grain and had their wool carded, spun and woven into cloth. He,
like his father before him, was also a small manufacturer and
farmer and held a few town offices. A natural mathematician, he
would solve the most difficult problems in his own way without
the rules of ordinary arithmetics. His home life was beautiful.
He always had family devotions, and was a sincere Christian, a
man of the highest integrity, and one who would go farther than
most men to assist those in distress or need. Greatly interested
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in matters of the day, he would discuss political and religious sub-
jects with great freedom and intelligence. Outside of business
his chief delight was in church affairs. He was a member of the
Congregational church, and often moderator of their meetings ; he
was chosen to settle disputes both in and out of the church, and
his decisions were seldom questioned.
L. W.' Sperry, the oldest son of Enoch Sperry, was engaged in
the lumber and coal business in New Haven and Hartford. He
was a member of the State Legislature in the lower house ; and of
the Senate for two terms : he was Mayor of New Haven ; also
Bank Commissioner of the State.
Stiles D.^ Sperry was a merchant in New Flaven for many years.
He was elected treasurer of the State Savings Bank at Hartford
and served in that capacity until his death. He was a Represen-
tative from Hartford in the General Assembly for two terms, and
held high and influential positions in Masonic institutions.
Laura A.' Sperry was a school teacher in early life and married
Andrew J. Ramsdell. She lives in Brooklyn and has two children.
E. Knight' Sperry is a merchant. He was for several years
the book-keeper of the City Bank at New Haven. He was
appointed by President Lincoln Consul at Barbadoes, and served
about two years. He married Sarah A. Treat, daughter of Jonah
N. Treat, and now lives in New Haven and has charge of the
Treat estate.
The History of the City of New Haveii by Edward E. Atwater con-
tains a biographical sketch of Hon. N. D.' Sperry, from which the
following is mostly taken.
" His education was chiefly obtained in the district school-house.
It was a plain, low house, standing beneath three elms. Its one
room, rudely furnished with slabs, and warmed in winter by a large
open fire, accommodated about fifty-five scholars. Often here in
the evenings social religious meetings were held, the ladies bring-
ing their silver, brass or glass candlesticks. While he was yet lit-
tle more than a boy, he began to teach and continued to do so dur-
ing the winter months for several years. The last season of his
teaching he received the highest salary paid in Connecticut for
district-school teaching. The Committee having in charge several
schools, offered a prize to the one which should make the greatest
improvement. This prize was awarded to Mr. Sperry's school."
Having learned the trade of a mason builder, he formed a busi-
ness partnership with his brother-in-law, Willis M. Smith, and to
1 88 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
this firm New Haven owes many of its finest and most important
buildings.
A man of activity, ambition and public spirit, he interested him-
self in many enterprises for public improvement. He organized
the first street railroad in the State and subsequently secured most
of the legislation respecting such roads. He was also an active
promoter of the New Haven and Derby Railroad.
Entering the political field, he was elected Secretary of State for
two successive terms. While he held that office the constitutional
amendment making reading a qualification for voting was pre-
pared at his suggestion, and carried into effect.
He was a member of the National American Convention at
Philadelphia in 1855, and one of the committee on platform. The
fight in the committee was on the question of slavery. He took
the anti-slavery side and was in the minority by one vote. A
majority report was made, and also a report of the minority. The
majority report was carried ; whereupon the anti-slavery men left
the convention in a body, and passed what is known as the Girard
House Resolution. This was the first bolt in a national convention
on the subject of slavery.
From this time Mr. Sperry affiliated with the Republican party.
He was a member of the convention in 1856 which nominated
John C. Fremont for the presidency. He was soon Chairman of
the State Republican Committee, a position he held for many
years, and under his management the State was always Repviblican.
He was efficient in securing the election of Governor Buckingham,
and then in the nomination and election of President Lincoln.
He was Secretary of the National Republican Committee, a Dele-
gate to the Baltimore convention which renominated Mr. Lincoln,
and one of the Executive Committee of seven which had in charge
the campaign which resulted in his re-election.
He contributed much to the success of the Government in the
war. He was chairman of the Recruiting Committee to furnish
New Haven's quota of troops. When the Monitor was built, he
became a bondsman for the builders. He was on intimate terms
with President Lincoln and his advisers, Avith Avhom his opinions
had much weight.
He was President of the State Republican Convention which
named General Grant for the presidency and was one of his earliest
supporters in Connecticut.
On the accession of President Lincoln, Mr. Sperry Avas appointed
EBENEZER SPERRY'S FAMILY. 1 89
Postmaster at New Haven and held the position till May 6, 1885.
He received the appointment again under President Harrison and
retained it till President Cleveland's second administration. In all
he was postmaster for twenty-eight years and two months : and
under him the New Haven office became famous for the superior-
ity of its mail service.
He was elected Representative of the Second Connecticut
District in the Fifty-fourth Congress, and has served on the Com-
mittee for Post Offices and Post Roads, also on the Committee of
Expenditures in the Post Office Department.
His long life, full of eventful experiences, gives him great
influence in national concerns, as well as in the more restricted
sphere of the city where he lives.
Ebenezer Sperry= Abigail' Dickerman.
106. Abigail' Dickerman, dau. of Abraham^ and Mary
(Cooper) Dickerman (Thomas'), b. Sep. 26, 1670, d. about 1751-2,
se. 81. m. Jan. 21, 1689-90, Ebenezer Sperry son of Richard
Sperry, b. July 1663, d. 1738, se. 75
The will of Ebenezer Sperry, dated June 8, 1735, proved Jan. i,
1738-9, nominates his wife Abigail and two sons Jacob and Amos
Sperry executors, and makes bequests as follows :
" To Abigail, my dearly beloved wife, one-third part of my estate .... and
the use of my Mulatto Girl called Peggy and ye black mare I now ride on.
Having already given to my son Abraham about fourscore acres of land in
Wallingford .... I confirm this as his portion of the estate.
To my loving son Isaac my fifth division lott in New Haven, etc.
To my two younger sons Jacob and Amos in equal shares my dwelling-house
and ye corn mill, with all my homestead and other lands lying at or near the
place commonly called Sperry Farm, and all my sequestered land.
To my three daughters, Ruth, Dennis and Sarah, to each, one cow, one feather
bed, one pair of sheets and two blankets, and then ye remainder of my movable
estate to be divided equally among them, and after my wife's decease to have
equal right to my Mulatto Girl aforesaid, that is until she arrives at ye age of
forty years, and then and thenceforward my will and pleasure is that ye said
Mulatto Girl shall be made free, provided my children and estate be well and
sufficiently secured from charges on her account."
The will of Abigail Sperry, dated Jan. 13, 175 1-2, proved March
3, 1752, presented in Court by John Wilmot, Jacob Sperry and
Amos Sperry, is as follows :
190 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
" I Abigail Sperry, widow, of the Society of Amity (Woodbridge) .... being
advanced in years and very sick, yet of sound mind and of perfect memory,
calling to mind my own mortality y' in a little time I must dye, and am desirous
to set my house in order before I depart I appoint Ephraim Morris, my
son-in-law, sole executor, .... I give to my three surviving sons, Abraham,
Jacob and Amos Sperry, five pounds old Tenor each .... also five pounds to
the heirs of my son Isaac Sperry lately deceased.
I give unto Dennis Bradley wife of Andrew Bradley, my grand-child, my
young mare about six years old, one of my best cows, my best feather bed,
bolster and pillow, three coverlets and a pair of blankets, two pair of sheets, two
pair of pillow cases, a brown Colonial chest with one draw, a table with one
draw, three sleys for weaving, one thirty, one twenty-six, one twenty-three leers,
one linnen wheel
I give to my three daghters, Ruth Morris, Denis Wilmot and Sarah Beecher
all the remaining part of my estate, moneys, creatures, household goods, orna-
ments and wearing apparel to be equally divided among them."
The people of Woodbridge, or the ancient " society of Amity,"
held a celebration June 7, 1893, in commemoration of the found-
ing of their church one hundred and fifty years before. The
pastor, Rev. S. P. Marvin, in his review, made allusion to the
prominent position of Mrs. Abigail Sperry in the early days of the
church.
It was the custom then to rank the people by different degrees
of social standing and to indicate the rank of each by the seat
given them in the meeting house. They " dignified " the pews and
then " dignified " the people to correspond, by their assignments.
Most of these were arranged by a committee. But at Amity the
people voted for one person to have the first rank on the men's
side of the house, and another in like manner for the women's side.
This vote was for Mrs. Abigail Sperry to hold the seat of highest
dignity among the women.
She was then at an advanced age, being seventy-two years old,
and this testimonial of the esteem in which she was held by the
community must have been a graceful tribute to a worthy life.
I. Abigail, b. Dec. 9, 1690, bap. May 27, 1694.
II. Ebenezer*, b. Feb. 18, 1692, prob. died in infancy.
III. Elizabeth^ bap. May 27, 1694.
IV. Ruth*, b. May 30, 1695. m. Ephraim^ Morris son of Joseph" and
Esther (Winston) Morris (Thomas'), b. Jan. 1694.
1. Abigail" Morris, b. Oct. 31, 1717.
2. Ruth^ Morris, b. Nov. 27, 1718.
3. Ephraim" Morris, b. May 23, 1721.
EBENEZER SPERRY S FAMILY. I9I
V. Dennis\ b. July 2, 1697, d. 1762. m. John Wilmot.
1. Dennis^ Wilmot, b. Oct. 31, 1717. m. Nov. 24, 1748, Andrew Bradley,
son of Benjamin and Martha (Tuttle) Bradley, b. June 16, 1723, d.
about 1778.
i. \Vilmot« Bradle}', b. Dec 25, 1751.
ii. Dennis' Bradley, b. Dec. 13, 1753. m. March 18, 1773, Lazarus Clark, b.
Dec. 23, 1745 at Milford.
a. Lazarus^ Clark, b. Nov. 18, 1773, d. 1S06.
b. \Villiam7 Clark.
c. Jeremiah^ Clark, b. May 10, 1778.
d. Dennis' Clark, b. Dec. 2, 1780. m. Isaac Carrington.
e. Oliver' Clark, b. April 27, 1783.
f. Patty' Clark, b. Nov. 16, 1785. m. Lyman Riffgs.
g. Andrew' Clark, b. 1788, d. 1S64. m. Susan Baldwin,
iii. Martha' Bradley, m. Peck.
iv. Andrew' Bradley, b. July 12, 1759.
V. Mar}'' Bradley, b. Sep. 8, 1760. — Tuttle Family, p. i4g.
2. John^ Wilmot, b. Feb. 17, 1718-9, d. about 1756. m. March 13, 1752,
Rebekah Perkins, who m. (2) Samuel Thomas.
i. John' Wilmot.
3. David^ Wilmot, b. May 7, 1731, probably died }'oung.
VI. Abraham^ b. Oct. 5, 1701. He lived in Wallingford. Feb. 17, 1741,
he with Caleb Hulls set a stone boundary between their two
estates marked 5 on one side and H on the other. Oct. 29, 1744,
he deeded to Elnathan Beach the dwelling house in which he then
lived with ten acres of land. His autograph in the Wallingford
records is well written.
Vn. Isaac^ b. Nov. 27, 1703. m. July 5, 1733, Hannah'' Perkins, dau. of
Peter^ Perkins (John-, Edward'), b. July 22, 1708.
1. Abigail^ b. May 6, 1734.
2. Dennis^, b. Aug. 5, 1735.
3. Isaac^ b. Jan. 9, 1737-8.
4. Ellas'.
5. Hannah'', b. May 27, 1743.
6. Hezekiah^ b. Aug. 1746.
Vni. Jacobs b. Nov. 19, 1705. m. Jan. 9, 1744-5, Lydia Tuttle.
1. AbigaiP, b. June 23, 1746. m. Andrews.
2. Jacob', b. June 29, 1748. m. Sarah Perkins.
3. LemueP, b. Aug. 21, 1751. m. Mercy Bradley,
4. Lydia^, b. Nov. 16, 1754.
5. Lucina', b. March 24, 1757.
192 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
IX. Amos^ b. Sep. II, 1708, d. about 1756. m. Dec. 20, 1733, Hannah
Peck, dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Hotchkiss) Peck, b. Feb. 15,
171 1, d. about 1798. She was widow of James Heaton.
— Tuttle Family, p. ijj.
1. Ruth^, b. Sep. 30, 1734. m. Ezra^ Sperry, son of Enos^ Sperry, b.
Dec. 12, 1731.
i. Rhoade", b. Feb. 20, 1760.
ii. Ruth**, b. Nov. 22, 1762.
iii. Hannah', b. Nov. i, 1764.
iv. Ezra", b. March 2, 1767.
2. Amos^ b. June 23, 1736. m. April 30, 1760, Bettee^ Sperry, dau. of
Joshua, b. March 18, 1737. Nine children.
3. Ebenezer^, b. July 9, 1737.
X. Sarah\ b. May 26, 171 2, d. Oct. 4, 1796, in 85th year of her age. m.
Nathaniel Beecher, son of Joseph and Lydia Beecher, b. March 7,
1706, d. Feb. 9, 1786, in his 8oth year. He was a shoemaker, tan-
ner, currier and blacksmith in New Haven.
" Our age to seventy years is set
How short the time, how frail the state
And if to eighty we arrive
We rather sigh and groan than live."
— Epitaph on Mr. and Airs. Beecher' s gravestone.
1. Sarah' Beecher. m. Nov. 16, 1761, Sylvanus Bishop.
i. Sarah*" Bishop, b. Oct. 16, 1763.
ii. Elihu8 Bishop, b. Sep. 23, 1765.
iii. Molly' Bishop, b. Aug. 12, 1767.
2. Lydia' Beecher, b. Jan. 3, 1735-6, d. July 15, 1737.
3. David' Beecher, b. April 25, 1738. m. (i) Oct. 18, 1764, Mary Austin,
who died, s. i. ; m. (2) May 1771, Lydia Morris, dau. of Amos and
Lydia (Camp) Morris, b. June 1746 ; m. (3) Esther Lyman, dau. of
John and Hope (Hawley) Lyman, b. Feb. 17, 1742, d. Oct. 14, 1775 ;
m. (4) Elizabeth Hoadley, s. i. ; m. (5) Mary Lewis Elliot. David
Beecher was a blacksmith. His will, drawn Jan. 25, 1803, proved
April 30, 1805, names wife Mary, sons David and Lyman, daughters
Esther and Mary, and children of daughter Lydia, deceased. Chart
VIII.
By second marriage.
i. Mary' (or Polly') Beecher.
ii. Lydia' Beecher, b. May 9, 1772. m. Luther Fitch. (117)
iii. David' Beecher, b. Aug. 14, 1773. m. Prudence S. Chadbourne. (118)
By third 7narriage.
iv. Lyman' Beecher, b. Oct. 12, 1775. m. (i) Roxanna Foote ; (2) Harriet
Porter ; (3) Mrs. Lydia (Beal) Jackson. • (119)
THE FAMILY OF LUTHER FITCH. I93
By fifth marriage.
V. Esther" Beecher, b. 1780, d. Dec. 15, 1855, in her 75th year at Hartford,
Conn.
4. Lydia^ Beecher, b. about 1744, d. May 7, 1783, ge. 39. m. Erastus
Bradley, son of Phineas and Martha (Sherman) Bradley, b. April 2g,
1741, d. March 28, 1808, ae. 67.
i. Lydia« Bradley, b. Jan. 19, 1775. m. Sylvanus Bills.
ii. Erastus^ Bradley, Jr., b. July 30, 1777, d. March, 1816, at Batavia, Java.
unmarried,
iii. Anna' Bradley, b. Nov. 14, 1779. m. (i) John Bradley ; (2) Emmuel
Bradley.
5. Anna* Beecher.
6. Hezekiah^ Beecher, b. Jan. i, 1752 at New Haven, m. 1778, Dorcas^
Strong, dau. of Asahel* and Hannah (Lyman) Strong (Jacob^, John**,
John'). [Hannah Lyman was daughter of Dea. Ebenezer and Expe-
rience (Pomeroy) Lyman.] Chart VIII.
He was a shoemaker, tanner and currier at New Haven, 1773-85,
a farmer at Bethlehem, Conn., 1785-99, and afterward at Livonia,
Livingston Co., N. Y., where he died May 22, 1820. She died
March 29, 1839, ^e. 81.
i. Aeneass Beecher, b. 1779, d. 1852.
ii. Sally* Beecher, b. 1781, d. Nov. 22, 1830, unmarried,
iii. Betsey' Beecher, b. May 10, 1784. m. Moses Jackman of Livonia,
iv. Nathaniel' Beecher, b. June 20, 1789, d. April 15, 1840.
^, V. Hezekiah' Beecher, b. Dec. i, 1792, d. June 18, 1844.
vi. Dea. Alfred' Beecher, b. Dec. 13, 1795.
vii. Maria' Beecher, b. Dec. 12, 1799. m. Elijah Squier Rust, d. May 30, 1S64.
viii. Ann' Beecher, b. Jan. 5, 1802. m. Daniel B. Clark.
— Record continued in The Strong Family, p. 144.
Luther Fitch=Lydia'' Beecher.
117. Lydia" Beecher, dau. of David^ and Lydia (Morris)
Beecher, b. May 9, 1772, at New Haven, d. May 20, 1801, at Torring-
ford, Conn. m. Sep. 28, 1792, Luther Fitch.
L Luther David'', b. Sep. 22, 1793, at New Haven, m. Jan. 7, 1844,
Emily Gunn, s. i.
IL Mary Lydia', b. June 2, 1795, at New Haven, d. April 10, 1823 at
Norfolk, Conn. m. Dec. 14, 181 8, Darius Phelps.
1. William Edmund** Phelps, b. Sep. 8, 1819, at Norfolk, m. Sep. 1871,
Janett Babbitt, s. i.
2. George Henry* Phelps, b. May 27, 1821, at Norfolk.
13
194 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
III. Charles', b. Feb. 2, 1797 at New Haven, d. there 1812 or 13.
IV. WiUiam Bradley'', b. Feb. 11, 1801 at Torringford, Ct., d. Aug. 4,
1829, at New York. m. March 19, 1822, Clarissa Adee of New
York.
1. Eliza Mary*, b. Feb. 26, 1S23, at New York, d. there Oct. 19, 1826.
2. William Adee*, b. April 8, 1824, at New York. m. Dec. 31, 1845,
Lucy Amanda Cady of Chatham, N. Y.
i. Julia Emily', b. Dec. 21, 1846, at Williamsburg, N. Y.
ii. Clara Francis', b. Dec. 20, 1848, at Williamsburg, d. Jan. 2, 1S49.
iii. Allen Cady', b. May 20, 1850, at Williamsburg.
3. Julia Maria*, b. April 11, 3826, at New York.
David' Beecher= Prudence S. Chadbourne.
118. David* Beecher, son of David' and Lydia (Morris)
Beecher, b. Aug. 14, 1773, at New Haven, d. March 16, 1834, at
Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. m. June 10, 1797 (by Dr. Dana
of New Haven), Prudence Scammel Chadbourne.
At the time of his death he was an elder in the Presbyterian
Church at Westfield and President of the County Temperance
Society. For several years he was a merchant tailor in New
Haven, whence he removed Feb. 16, i8oi,to Goshen, Conn. From
this place he removed to Westfield, June 28, 1831, and remained
there till his death.
I. Charles Morris^ b. March 25, 1798. m. (i) 1820 at Saundersfield,
Mass., Sarah Sage, b. 1802, d. Jan. 31, 1831, ae. 29; m. (2) April,
1834, Catharine Maria Vosburg.
By first marriage.
1. Susan Eliza*, b. May 9, 1821. Teacher.
2. Jane Amelia*, b. Jan. 9, 1823. m. April 9, 1843, Dexter Kilbourne.
i. George Wesley' Kilbourne, May 2, 1844.
ii. Theodore Beecher' Kilbourne, b. Feb. 20, 1847.
iii. Jane Amelia' Kilbourne, b. Feb. i, 1852, d. Feb. 2, 1852.
3. Sarah Tryphene*, b. Jan. 5, 1825. m. Oct. 15, 1846, Christian J.
Hartwell.
i. Anna Beecher' Hartwell, b. Feb. 6, 1850.
ii. Mary Adeline' Hartwell, b. Oct. 11, 1851.
4. Emily Dorlissia*, b. 1826, d. 1827, se. 9 mos.
5. John Lyman*, b. May 6, 1828.
DAVID' BEECHER'S FAMILY. I95
6. Mary Elizabeth^ b. April 6, 1830. m. Nov. 12, 1851, Albert P.
Osborne.
By second 7>iar7-iage.
7. David Augustus®, b. Jan. 12, 1835.
8. Adeline Julia^ b. Sep. 7, 1836.
9. Catharine Lucretia^ b. Jan. 28, 1838.
10. Emma Prudence^ b. Nov. iS, 1839, d. Dec. 10, 1840.
11. Helen Maria*, b. Oct. 3, 1842.
12. Emily Augusta^ b. March 10, 1844.
13. Harriet Stow*, b. July 10, 1847.
14. Cornelia Ann^ b. Nov. 26, 1851.
II. William Augustus', b. July 24, 1799. m. at New Haven, June 17,
1834, Maria P. Bedlow, of New York City. Merchant in New
York.
1. Henry Augustus*, b. Feb. 15, 1838.
2. Julia Maria*, b. March 2, 1841, d. Feb. 17, 1845.
3. Mary Rutgers*, b. May 3, 1843, d. Nov. 10, 1843.
4. Stella Tracy^ b. July 8, 1844.
5. Mary Carleton*, b. July 27, 1845.
6. Edwin Hicks*, b. Aug. 20, 1849, d. Sep. 30, 1849.
7. Maria Theresa*, b. Aug. 11, 1851.
III. John Fabian', b. Aug. 19, 1800, at New Haven, m. Nov. 10, 1830,
Maria Ewbanks of Montgomer>% Ala. Architect in early life,
later a lawyer, s. i.
IV. Amelia Piatt', b. Jan. 19, 1802, at Goshen, Conn. m. Feb. 14, 1824,
at Troy, N. Y., Samuel Taj^lor.
1. Augustus Beecher* Taylor, b. June 7, 1827, d. June 30, 1829.
2. Augusta Frederica* Taylor, b. June 13, 1828.
3. Amorette Theodosia* Taylor, b. July 22, 1830.
4. Samuel Beecher* Taylor, b. Dec. 23, 1831.
5. Amelia Puneth* Taylor, b. Oct. 22, 1834, d. July 30, 1847.
6. Julia Maria* Taylor, b. March 5, 1840.
V. Mary Eliza', b. Feb. 18, 1804, at Goshen, m. July 12, 1831, Timothy
Fitch of Batavia, N. Y., a lawyer.
1. Eliza Caroline* Fitch, b. April 16, 1832.
2. Mary Catharine* Fitch, b. June 27, 1833.
3. Timothy* Fitch, b. June 26, 1834.
4. Augustus Beecher* Fitch, b. March 8, 1838.
5. James Bolles* Fitch, b. Dec. 3, 1843, d. June 27, 1844.
VI. David Lyman', b. Feb. 6, 1806. m. about 1840, at New Orleans, La.
A merchant in early life ; later a lawyer in New Orleans.
196 DAVID' BEECHER'S FAMILY.
VII. Emily Morse', b. Feb. 26, 1808, at Goshen, m. Sep. 1831, General
M. Cook, of Goshen.
1. Harriet Elizabeth^ Cook, b. Oct. 17, 1832.
2. Emily^ Cook, b. May 7, 1834, d. June 4, 1834.
3. George Beecher^ Cook, b. May 17, 1835.
4. Frederick Augustus^ Cook, b. Jan. 27, 1838.
5. Morris* Cook, b. March 26, 1842.
VIII. Caroline Esther', b. Aug. ir, 181 1, at Goshen, m. July 12, 1833,
Col. Ira R. Bird of Westfield, N. Y. Five children, names not
given.
IX. Luther Fitch', b. Feb. 25, 1813. m. April 16, 1844, Mary Sawyer
Carleton, of Boston, grad. Yale Coll. 1841, M.A. 1846, ordained
to the gospel ministry, Oct. 1842, at Trenton, N. J., pastor First
Bap. Church, Portland, Maine, seven years, then pastor Pearl St.
Bap. Church, Albany, N. Y. ; D.D. conferred by Union Coll. 1850.
1. Mary Carleton*, b. Dec. 27, 1846.
2. Luther*, b. Oct. 6. 1849.
3. Carleton*, b. Sep. 25, 1850.
X. Theodore Collins', b. Aug. 15, 1816, merchant in New York till 1850,
when he went to C'alifornia.
XI. Susan Althea', b. May 26, 1819, d. March i, 1820. The only death
in the family of David Beecher, 2nd, in a period of 54 years.
XII. Amorette Maria', b. Aug. 5, 1822.
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119. Rev. Lyman' Beecher, D.D., son of David^ and Esther
(Lyman) Beecher, b. Oct. 12, 1775, at New Haven, d. Jan. 10, 1863,
ae. 87, at Brooklyn, New York, at the home of his son, Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher. m. (i) Sep. 19, 1799, ^^ Guilford, Conn., Roxanna
Foote, dau. of Eli and Roxanna (Ward) Foote, b. Jan. 10, 1775, d.
Sep. 24, 1816 ; m. (2) Nov. 1817, Harriet Porter, dau. of Dr. Aaron
and Paulina (King) Porter, of Portland, Maine; m. (3) in 1836
Mrs. Lydia (Beal) Jackson, dau. of Thomas Beal and widow of
Capt. Joseph Jackson. Chart VIII.
By first marriage :
I. Catherine Esther', b. Sep. 6, 1800, at East Hampton, Long Island, d.
May 12, 1878, ae. 77, at Elmira, N. Y., unmarried.
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n. William Henry^ b. Jan. 15, 1802, at East Hampton, d. June 23, 1889,
ae. 87. m. May 12, 1830, Katharine Edes, dau. of Peter and Anna
(Fiske) Edes, of Boston, Mass., d. Jan. 5, 1870. Six children, five
of whom were living in 1890.
III. Edward', b. Aug. 27, 1803, at East Hampton, d. July 28, 1895, se. 91,
at Brooklyn, m. Oct. 27, 1829, Isabella Porter Jones, dau. of
Enoch Jones of Wiscasset, Maine, d. Nov. 14, 1895. Eleven
children, two of whom were living in 1S96.
IV. Mary', b. 1805, at East Hampton, m. Thomas C. Perkins, Esq., of
Hartford, Conn., b. Aug. 1798, d. Oct. 11, 1870, se. 72. Four children.
V. Harriet', b. 1807, at East Hampton, d. 1807.
VI. George', b. May 6, 1809, at East Hampton, d. July i, 1843, se. 34, at
Chillicothe, Ohio. m. Sarah Buckingham. One son.
VII. Harriet Elizabeth', b. June 14, 1812, at Litchfield, Conn. d. July
I, 1896, se. 84, at Hartford, Conn. m. Jan. 1836, Rev. Calvin Ellis
Stowe, b. April 6, 1802, at Natick, Mass., d. Aug. 22, 1886, at Hart-
ford, Conn. He had married previously in 1832, Eliza Tyler, dau.
• of Rev. Bennett Tyler of Portland, Maine, who died August 1834.
Seven children, three of whom were living in 1896.
VIII. Henry Ward', b. June 24, 1813, at Litchfield, d. March 8, 1887, se. 74, at
Brooklyn, m. 1837, Eunice White BuUard, dau. of Dr. Artemas
Bullard, b. Aug. 26, 1812, at. West Sutton, Mass. Ten children,
of whom four were living in 1896.
IX. Charles', b. Oct. 7, 1815, at Litchfield, m. Sarah L. Coffin. Six
children, three of whom were living in 1896.
By second marriage :
X. Frederick', b. 1818, at Litchfield, d. June 23, 1820.
XL Isabella', b. Feb. 22, 1822, at Litchfield, m. 1841, John Hooker.
Three children.
XII. Thomas Kinnicut', b. Feb. 10, 1824, at Litchfield, m. (i) Oct. 1852,
Olivia Day who died Aug. 19, 1853; m. (2) Jan. 21, 1857, Julia
Jones, of Bridgeport, Conn. No children.
XIII. James Chaplin', b. Jan. 8, 1828, at Boston, d. Aug. 25, 1886, se. 58, at
Elmira, N. Y. m. 1853, Mrs. Annie Goodwin Morss, a widow.
No children.
Dr. Lyman" Beecher in his " Autobiography " speaks of his
great-grandfather, Joseph Beecher, as a man " of great muscular
strength," and of his grandfather, Nathaniel Beecher, as '' six feet
high, and a blacksmith by trade, having his anvil on the stump of
the old oak tree under which Davenport preached the first sermon."
He says also of his grandmother, Sarah Beecher, that "she was a
pious woman," and that he had among his papers a curious relic,
LYMAN' BEECHER AND HIS FAMILY. I99
entitled "Sarah Beecher, her experiences," in which she mentions
being born of parents who, by instruction and example, taught her
to serve God."*
He says of his father, David' Beecher, that " he was short like
his mother, and was also a blacksmith, working on the same anvil
his father had used before him. He was one of the best read men
in New England, interested in study, discussion and politics, and
enjoyed the respect of educated circles." He adds that " his own
height was that of his father, five feet seven and a half inches, and
that he had the same colored hair, eyes and complexion," though
Dr. Beecher was "a little the heavier."
Of his mother, Esther Lyman, he speaks as '' of a joyous, spark-
ling, hopeful temperament, — tall, well proportioned, dignified in
her movements, fair to look upon, intelligent in conversation, and
in character lovely."
It does not require profound study to see that two sharply con-
trasted types are here united. The husband is strong ; the wife is
lovely. The ancestral traits on one side are those of great physi-
cal vigor ; those on the other side are finer and more ethereal.
The Lyman family has been prolific in scholars and thinkers. A
glance at the Triennial Catalogue of Yale College shows this.
The same is true of the Pomeroys and Hawleys. From these three
families there had been over thirty Yale graduates, while from the
Beecher and Sperry families there had not been one, till Lyman
Beecher began the list.
Again, we see another of the finer type in Lyman Beecher's
wife, Roxanna Foote. The Footes, Parsons, Wards and Hubbards,
from whom she descended, were all conspicuous for their intellec-
* Dr. Beecher says that one grandmother of David Beecher was a Roberts, and makes her the
maternal grandmother. This is followed in " A Biography 0/ Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.''''
But New Haven records indicate that she was the wife of Joseph Beecher and the paternal
grandmother. Her name is given in his will as " Lydia," and in a deed March 30, 1706, as
"Lidiah." William Robard's will, July 25, 1689, speaks of two "daughters Alls and Lydia"
and "three daughters already married." This Lydia Robards would have been of suitable age
for the wife of Joseph Beecher, who, according to the dates of his children's births, was married
probably about 1693-4. It is noticeable that his oldest child, b. Jan. 28, 1695, was named " Allis,"
and his next daughter, b. Feb. 5, 1700-1, d. Feb. 23, 1725-6, was called " Lidiah."
Dodd's " East Haven Register,^' which is followed by Savage, gives to William and Joanna
Roberts two other daughters, " Anna, who m. Samuel Butler in 1712, and Abigail," but these
were daughters of William Roberts, Jr., " Anna, b. Feb. 2, 1688," " Abigail, b. June 29, 1696-7."
" William Robarts d. Aug. 6, 1689, in the 72nd year of his a.ge."— Gravestone at Milford.
Rev. E. E. Atwater, in his History of New Haven Colony, gives John Beecher as among the
seven who preceded the main body of settlers, and thinks he was the one who died during the
winter, leaving a widow Hannah and a son Isaac, whose names occur afterward. Isaac Beecher
had five sons, John, Joseph, Isaac, Samuel and Eleazer, of whom an account may be found in The
Tuitle Family., p. 634.
200 LYMAN' BEECHER.
tual and social attainments ; and they continue so to the present
time.
His second wife was, also, of highly educated parents. Her
father, Dr. Aaron Porter, was a successful physician in Portland,
and her mother was a daughter of Hon. Richard King, of Scar-
borough, Maine, whose family was one of the most notable of
that period.
The blending of such diverse hereditary qualities needs to be
taken into view in the study of such a man as Dr. Beecher, and of
his remarkable family. Innumerable other things enter into the
making up of a life, but ancestry is one thing, and by no means
the least.
Lyman' Beecher was a puny babe and barely survived his birth.
His mother died when he was two days old, and his aunt, the wife
of Lot Benton, took him to her home on a farm at North Guilford,
where he grew up like a farmer's boy, till at the age of eighteen
he entered Yale College. Here he pursued theological studies,
under President Dwight, as a part of his college course and was
graduated in 1797. In 1799 he was ordained pastor of the Presby-
terian Church at East Hampton, Long Island, with a salary of
$300.00, which was increased after five years to $400.00. To eke
out a support his wife opened a school, in which he also gave some
instruction. In 1806, he preached a sermon onBuelling, occasioned
by the death of Alexander Hamilton, which was repeated before
the Presbytery and elsewhere, till it awakened a wide interest and
did much to create a sentiment that ultimately led to legislation
against this evil.
He resigned his pastorate in 1810, and was installed pastor of
the Congregational church in Litchfield, Conn., where he continued
sixteen years, and took rank as the foremost preacher of New
England. Here he delivered, about 1812-14, six sermons on
I?itemperance, which were published and had a national influence.
He took the lead in organizing the Bible Society, and the Mission-
ary and Education Societies, and became famous for his eloquence,
courage, and intellectual power.
Upon the rise of the Unitarian controversy, he took his position
as the champion of conservative theology, and in 1826 was called
to the Hanover Street Church in Boston to resist the movement led
by Dr. Channing. He threw himself into this struggle with ardor
and was sustained by a large following.
CATHERINE E. BEECHER. 201
The importance of education at the West now began to attract
attention and he was singled out as the man to stand at the front
in this work. In 1832 he accepted an urgent call to the presidency
of Lane Theological Seminary, near Cincinnati, a position which
he held for twenty years, and in which he was nominally con-
tinvied till his death. For the first ten years, he was also pastor of
the Second Presbyterian church of Cincinnati. Soon after his
coming there occurred a division in the seminary on the slavery
question and a strong body left it to found Oberlin College. This
greatly crippled the institution.
In 1835 charges of heresy were brought against him and a trial
was held in his church at which he w^as acquitted ; and on an
appeal to the general synod he was acquitted again ; but the con-
troversy thus begun went on till the Presbyterian church was
divided into two bodies, the Old School and the New School.
He resigned the presidency of Lane Seminary in 1852, and
returned to Boston for a little time, but the last ten years of his life
were passed at Brooklyn, in a house of his own on Willow Street.
Dr. Beecher was great as a preacher. He usually spoke without
manuscript, but out of a mind full to overflowing. His more
famous sermons were elaborated with extraordinary care before
they were given to the press. " He stood unequalled for dialectic
keenness, pungent appeal, lambent wit, vigor of thought and
concentrated power of expression." He was bold, sincere, spir-
itual and aggressive, of great personal magnetism and indomitable
will, a natural leader of men.
Catherine Esther' Beecher, as the eldest child in the family, was
early inured to care and responsibility. When she was at the age
of sixteen her mother died, and the charge of the household
devolved upon her. What this involved in a minister's house of
those times, and with seven younger brothers and sisters, may be
imagined. She was the housekeeper for two years, until her
father's second marriage.
At the age of twenty-two a great sorrow came to her in the
death of Prof. Alexander M. Fisher of Yale College, to whom she
was betrothed. He was lost in a shipwreck on a voyage to Europe.
She never married, but devoted herself to a life of earnest activity.
In the same year, 1822, she opened a school for young ladies in
Hartford, and was so successful that there were 160 pupils. She
held that the physical and moral training of the young was quite
202 WILLIAM' AND EDWARD' BEECHER.
as important as any part of their education ; and that a house-
keeper is responsible for the health of all in her family, especially
children and servants, who do not know how to care for themselves.
She prepared valuable text-books on arithmetic, theology and
mental and moral philosophy.
After ten years in Hartford, she went with her father to Cincin-
nati and opened a ladies' seminary there, which she discontinued
after two years, on account of failing health.
She then entered upon an undertaking for the general education
of women, and to unite American women in an effort to provide
instruction for children who were without school advantages.
She was engaged in this work for nearly forty years, organizing
societies for training teachers, devising plans to supply the terri-
tories with good educators, writing, pleading and traveling with
persistent energy and earnestness. She made her field of labor
especially in the west and south and sought the aid of educated
women everywhere. It is said that hundreds of the best teachers
the west received went there under the system which she organized.
She was the author of a large number of books on domestic,
educational and religious subjects, which have been widely read
and have had great influence.
William Henry' Beecher was educated chiefly at home ; studied
theology with his father and at Andover Seminary. In 1833 he
received the honorary degree of M.A. from Yale College.
Ordained at Newport, R. I., March 25, 1830, he held pastorates at
Putnam and Zanesville, Ohio, Batavia, N. Y., Toledo, Euclid, and
Chillicothe, Ohio, Reading and North Brookfield, Mass., and after
1870 lived at Chicago.
Edward' Beecher, the last survivor of his class and the oldest
living graduate of the college before his death, was graduated at
Yale in 1822. For two years after graduation he taught in the
Hartford High School ; studied for less than a year at Andover
Theological Seminary ; was tutor at Yale, and left this office to
accept the pastorate of Park Street Congregational Church,
Boston, where he was ordained Dec. 27, 1826. He was dismissed
from this pastorate Oct. 28, 1830, to become President of Illinois
College at Jacksonville, where he remained for over thirteen years.
The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Marietta
College in 1841. In March, 1844, he returned to Boston, as
pastor of the Salem Street Church, which he served until Nov.
MRS. PERKINS AND GEORGE' BEECHER. 203
1855, being also senior editor of The Congregationalist from 1849 to
1853. From 1855 to 187 1, he was pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church of Galesburg, Ills. In 1872, he removed to Brook-
lyn, and for many years continued active in editorial and evangel-
istic work. In 1885, he took charge of a small Congregational
Church in Parkville, a suburb of Brooklyn, which he served till he
was disabled in 1889. He was a man of deep religious experience
and ardent love to Christ. His influence upon the other children,
especially his sister Harriet, was very marked.
Among the more important of his publications were The Conflict
of Ages (1853), The Co7icord of Ages (i860) and a JVarrative of the
Riots at Alton (1837).
One of his sons is an Episcopal clergyman. Rev. F. W. Beecher
of Anglica, and another, Eugene F. Beecher, graduated from Yale
in 1867.
Mary' Beecher, who married Thomas C. Perkins, Esq., a lawyer
of Hartford, was a noble, lovely woman of whom her father said
that she was more like her mother Roxanna Foote than any other
in the family.
Her son, Frederick Beecher^ Perkins, is an author of note, and
has performed valuable service for public libraries. He has held
the position of librarian in the Connecticut Historical Society,
the Boston Public Library, and the Free Public Library of San
Francisco, and has been editorially connected with various papers
and magazines.
Her eldest daughter is the wife of Rev. E. E. Hale, D.D., of
Boston, a philanthropist and author, who is known and loved
throughout the world. Their sons are all graduates of Harvard
University and are men of rank, and their daughter, Ellen Day"
Hale, is an artist of distinction.
George' Beecher was graduated at Yale in 1828, and after study-
ing theology was ordained to the gospel, ministry in the Presbyte-
rian church. He engaged in pastoral work at Rochester, N. Y.,
and afterwards at Chillicothe, Ohio, where he was killed by the
accidental discharge of a gun. A Memoir of George Beecher by his
sister Catherine' was published in 1844.
His son George Buckingham" Beecher was graduated from Yale
in 1 86 1, and was pastor for a time of the Howe Street Congrega-
tional Church in New Haven.
204 HARRIET' BEECHER STOWE.
Harriet Elizabeth' Beecher, left motherless at the age of four, was
placed under her grandmother's care at Guilford, till after her
father's second marriage. She then returned to her home and
attended Litchfield Academy, till her sister opened the school in
Hartford, when she became a pupil there. After one year, and at
the age of fourteen, she began to assist in the course of instruction
and taught a class in Butler's Analogy. She continued here as
scholar and teacher while her sister remained in Hartford, and
then went with her to Cincinnati and assisted in the school there.
She compiled at this time an elementary geography for a western
publisher, wrote lectures for her classes in history and composed
some humorous sketches and poems.
She frequently visited the slave states and acquired the knowl-
edge of southern life which appears in her subsequent writings.
Fugitive slaves were sometimes sheltered in her house and helped
by her husband. Prof. Stowe, and her brothers to escape to Canada.
During the riots in 1836, when James G. Birney's press was
destroyed, they were exposed to no little danger, and many a
night Mrs. Stowe sank into uneasy slumber, expecting to be
roused by a mob led by the agents of exasperated slave-holders.
In 1850, her husband was called from his professorship at Lane
Seminary to a chair in Bowdoin College, which led to their
removal to Brunswick, Maine. The excitement caused by the
enactment of the fugitive slave law was now at its height, and she
entered into it with intense earnestness. It seemed to her as if
slavery was about to be extended over the free states. Conversing
with many benevolent, tender-hearted Christian men and women,
she found that they did not sympathize with her views and were
unmoved by her arguments. She concluded that it was because
they did not realize what slavery meant.
She determined to make them realize it, and wrote Uncle Tom's
Cabin, which was published in 185 1-2. Within five years, 500,000
copies were sold in the United States, and it has been translated
into some twenty foreign languages. " The world knows the
story of the wonderful book — how it aroused the North, England,
the civilized world, to the possible horrors of American slavery,
made the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law an impossibility,
and stirred tens of thousands of growing youth and stalwart men
to such depths that Kansas, Fremont and the Republican party,
John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and Emancipation followed in
quick succession. Not that the book did it all, but that it was the
HENRY WARD' BEECHER. 205
solvent of genius that precipitated the gathering Anti-Slavery
sentiment and made it visible, ponderable, effective." Mrs. Stowe
was once complimented by a neighbor on being the author of
* Uncle Tom's Cabin,' and she replied ' I did not write it.' * You
didn't! who did, then ?' was the surprised ejaculation. ' God wrote
it,' she continvied, ' I merely did his dictation.'
This was the beginning of her literary success ; and the position
of power thus acquired was sustained by a multitude of other
prodvictions. Among these are " Dred," ^' Old Town Folks," ^^ The
Minister s IFooing," " Little Pussy Willows^' " Hou^e and Home
Papers,'' '^ Men of our Times," and many more Avith Avhich the
public is familiar. She is also author of three hymns in the
Plymouth Collection, Numbers 675, 676 and 677, set to a tune
composed by her brother. Rev. Charles Beecher.
Her heart has ever warmed toward the neglected and the lowly.
In recent years, when passing the winter at Mandarin, Florida, she
won her way to the love of the negroes there, and gave to some of
them their first lessons in reading. These, with multitudes the
world over, cherish her name in grateful remembrance.
Her husband, Prof. Stowe, was a graduate of Bowdoin College,
in 1824, studied theology at Andover, with the class of 1828 ;
Professor of Greek at Dartmouth, 1830-32, of Sacred Literature at
Lane Seminary, 1832-36, at Bowdoin, 1850-52, and at Andover,
1852-64; editor of The Boston Recorder, 1828, and author of many
theological and religious publications.
Mrs. Stowe passed her last years in her pleasant home at Hartford.
Her life has been written and published by her son. Rev. Charles E.'
Stowe, who is pastor of the Congregational Church of Simsbury,
Conn.
Henry Ward' Beecher had a strong desire when a boy to become
a sailor, but, with the kindling of his religious life, entered into
his father's aspirations for him and chose the calling of a minister.
He attended the Boston Latin School, and Mount Pleasant Insti-
tute, at Amherst, Mass ; was graduated %,t Amherst College in
1834, and studied theology at Lane Seminary.
His first pastorate was with the Presbyterian church at Lawrence-
burg, Indiana, 1837-39, after which he accepted a call to the Pres-
byterian Church in Indianapolis, where he remained till 1847. He
then became pastor of the newly organized Plymouth Church of
Brooklyn, N. Y., with which he continued to the end of his life, a
206 HENRY WARD BEECHER'S LIFE WORK.
period of forty years. After 1859, his sermons, reported by stenog-
raphers, were regularly published, and thus reached a multitude
of readers, besides the congregation.
He early became prominent as a platform speaker and lecturer,
and brought his great powers of oratory to the discussion of
political and practical topics in such a way as to command the
convictions of those who heard him.
He identified himself ardently with the anti-slavery movement,
and with the Republican party, preaching political sermons and
taking an active part in political meetings. Especially in the
campaign of 1856, he was active with his pen, and addressed mass
meetings throughout the northern states.
In the darkest days of the war, in 1863, when British sentiment
was largely with the cotton states and it seemed likely that the
confederacy would be recognized, he visited Europe and addressed
large audiences in the chief cities of Great Britain, with a view to
enlighten popular opinion and remove misconceptions. These
speeches were published in London and had great influence in
changing the prevailing sentiment concerning the issues in
America.
In 187 1 one of his parishioners, Mr. Henry W. Sage, founded
"The Lyman Beecher Lectureship," in Yale Divinity School, and
Mr. Beecher gave the courses of lectures for the first three years.
In 1874 occurred the trial, which attracted wide and painful
attention. Through this trial and after it Mr. Beecher held on his
course as pastor and preacher with unflagging energy and unin-
terrupted power, an achievement wholly without parallel.
Editorial work has been a prominent feature of his career. In
1836, while in his theological course, he edited The Cincinnati
Journal: during his pastorate at Indianapolis, an agricultural
journal, The Fai-mer and Gardener ; later at Brooklyn, The
Independent of New York, 1861-63 5 ^^^ finally after 1870 The
Christian Union, which soon became one of the most influential
periodicals of the country, and still continues its leadership under
the name of The Outlook.
The publications from his pen have been many and various.
But these are so well known that it is needless to name them.
His wife, Mrs. Eunice W. Beecher, has been his efficient and
sympathetic companion in the varied experiences of his eventful
life, and herself has written and pviblished not a little of value.
She survives him and contributes still to the press.
CHARLES' AND THOMAS K.' BEECHER. 20/
Of their ten children only four are living, three sons, William C.*,
Herbert**, and Henry', and a daughter, Harriet E/, who is the wife
of Rev. Samuel Scoville, of Stamford, Conn.
The Life of Henry Ward Beecher has been written by Dr.
Lyman Abbott, and also by members of his own family.
Charles' Beecher studied at the Boston Latin School and at
Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass. ; graduated at Bowdoin Col-
lege, 1834, and studied theology at Lane Seminary. Ordained
pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church at Fort Wayne, Indiana,
1844, where he remained till 1851 ; pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church of Newark, N. J., 1851-54 ; pastor First Congrega-
tional Church of Georgetown, Mass., 1857. He was in Florida
from 1870 to 1877, and for two years was State Superintendent of
Public Instruction. Later he was acting pastor at Wysox, Penn-
sylvania. He is a musician and was organist of the First Presby-
terian Church of New Orleans for Rev. Dr. Breckenridge, and at
Indianapolis for Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. He selected the
music for ^^ Plymouth Collectio7i" and is author of the hymn begin-
ning
" We are on our journey home
Where Christ our Lord is gone."
He has published a number of books, " The Atitobiography and
Correspondence of Ly?na?i Beecher," ^''Redeemer and Redeemed" '■^Eden
Tableau" ^^ Pato?ios or The Unveiling."
His son, Frederick Henry* Beecher, was born at New Orleans,
La., June 22, 1841, and died Sep. 17, 1868, on the upper Republican
river, Kansas. Graduated at Bowdoin College in 1862, he imme-
diately enlisted in the army. He became successively, Sergeant,
Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant, and was in the battles of
the Army of the Potomac, from Fredericksburg to Gettysburg.
He was twice severely Avounded, but could not be persuaded to
remain away from his command. He was commissioned in the
regular army in 1864, and made First Lieutenant in July, 1866.
He served with distinction on the western border and was killed
by the Indians while scouting.
Thomas Kinnicut' Beecher was graduated at Illinois College
in 1843 ; principal of the Northeast Grammar School in Philadel-
phia, 1846-8, and then principal of the Hartford High School. In
1852 he gathered The New England Congregational Church in
208 MRS. HOOKER AND JAMES C/ BEECHER.
Williamsburg, now a part of Brooklyn, N. Y., and became its
pastor. In 1854 he removed to Elmira, N. Y., to become pastor
of the Independent Congregational Chvirch, afterwards the Park
Church of that city, and has continued in this position till the
present time, 1896.
For many years he edited a weekly " Miscellany,'' first in the
Elmira '' Advertiser " and afterward in the " Gazelle," discussing, as
they came up, the current questions of the day. He was Chaplain
of the 141st Reg. N. Y. Vols, in 1863, and served with the army of
the Potomac four months. He is known as an influential speaker
and writer and is distinguished for his broad, unsectarian and
philanthropic spirit.
Isabella' Beecher was educated in her sister Catherine's schools
at Hartford and Cincinnati, and has been a diligent student of
social, political and religious questions. She is well known in
Women's Clubs, in meetings of many philanthropic societies and
among the advocates of woman's rights. She has published
" Womanhood, ils Sanclilies and Fidelilies." Her home is in Hartford,
Conn., where her son, Edward B.* Hooker, M.D., is a practicing
physician.
James Chaplin' Beecher was graduated at Dartmouth College
in 1848, and studied theology at Andover. He was ordained, May
10, 1856, a Congregational minister, and until 1861, was Chaplain
of the Seaman's Bethel in Canton and Hong Kong, China. Dur-
ing the war he was Chaplain of the ist Reg. N. Y. Infantry, 1861-
62 ; Lieut. Colonel of the 141st, 1862-63 ; Colonel of the 35th,
U. S. Colored Troops, 1863-66 ; and was mustered out of service
in 1866, as Brevet Brigadier General. Later he held pastorates
in Owego, N. Y., 1867-70, in Poughkeepsie, 1871-73, and in
Brooklyn, 1881-82.
Brothers and sisters may have marked individuality, but certain
traits will usually appear in which they are much alike. This is to
be seen in the sons and daughters of Dr. Lyman° Beecher. Under-
lying their personal qualities were the qualities of the family.
Home training, parentage and ancestry brought to them an inheri-
tance which they had in common.
As a groundwork for everything else there was abounding
vitality. Notice the age to which they lived. Of the eleven
children who survived infancy, nine retained an almost youthful
THE BEECHER HOME. 209
vigor in advanced life, and most of them left far behind the
boundary line of seventy, while the two who died earlier were cut
off by a violent death. Their father died at the age of 87, and
had a like reserve of physical strength. His grandparents,
Nathaniel and Sarah^ Beecher, likewise lived to a great age, as did
Ebenezer and Abigail' Sperry before them.
Another family trait was the aptitude for grasping unseen things
and living as in their presence. Besides the vision of the senses
they had the vision of spiritual understanding and dwelt as in a
spiritual universe. This was the habit of their early home. It
was in the atmosphere there, and it abode with them in later life.
Paul wrote to Timothy, " I call to remembrance the unfeigned
faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois,
and thy mother Eunice." So in this family there was an inheri-
tance of faith which made its members rich in susceptibility to
moral and religious truth.
Again, they Avere profoundly humane. They loved mankind,
especially those who needed them and whom they could help.
The motive of benefiting men and society was what made them
preachers, authors and agitators.
They worked in lowly places before they stood on the heights
of power. They bore poverty, and struggled with bitter opposi-
tion for courageous years, Avith no thought of the fame that awaited
them. And this they did because they placed human values above
all other values.
Whence came such a conception of life ? Their parents had the
same. It was the conception which ruled in their home, and
under whose inspiration each child grew up and was molded in
all his aims and purposes.
One will need to look far to find such a tribute to the influence
of home training as appears in sons and daughters like these.
14
CHAPTER X.
Abraham' Dickerman Junior.
" Consider whether we ought not to be more in the habit of seeking honor
from our descendants than our ancestors ; thinking it better to be nobly remem-
bered than nobly born."
— -John Ruskin.
New Haven colony was fifty years old when the Stuarts were
driven from England and William and Mary established on the
throne. The occasion was one of great rejoicing throughout New
England. The oppressions of one Stuart had caused the settlers
to come hither, and the overthrow of another seemed a triumph of
Puritan principles.
The immediate consequence, however, was seven years of war
with Canadians and Indians. This brought insecurity, anxiety
and impoverishment ; but at the same time, better military organiza-
tion, clearer political ideas and a growing sense of the mission the
colonies had to fulfill in this new world.
During this period the two sons of Abraham" Dickerman grew
from boyhood to manhood. Their father was Lieutenant of
militia ; an officer of the town, and Representative in the legisla-
ture. Questions of grave importance must have been constantly
under discussion in that house. The boys listened, bore their
part, no doubt, and so learned the lessons of citizenship.
The older son, Abraham' Dickerman, Jr., was Sergeant of militia
as early as 17 lo; later Lieutenant for a number of years; and
then in 1722 was chosen Captain; though he seems not to have
held a captain's commission nor to have been called by that title.
He also held the office of Townsman in 1710, and for five other
terms, the last of which was in 1729.
There are indications, however, that he had less taste for public
office than his father had shown, and less than appeared in his
brother. Probably the care of his own affairs and of his family
gave him more satisfaction.
A proof of his enterprise appears on the records, Dec. 27, idgy.
"Samuel Bishop, James Bishop, Abraham Dickerman Junior, John Bradley
and Samuel Mix, propounded that the Town would grant them liberty to take
ABRAHAM' DICKERMAN JUNIOR. 211
in and improve about 25 or 30 acres of the Town's land for 8 years, and then the
land be at the Town's dispose."
This was less than a month before his marriage and shows that
he was giving due thought to the question of how to support a
wife. We find a deed drawn Feb. 14, 1697-8, less than a month
after his marriage, which also may have helped somewhat to the
answer. It is from Mrs. Jane Gregson, the aged widow of Thomas
Gregson, one of the wealthiest of the original planters, who was
lost in 1646 in the great ship. Elizabeth Glover, the young wife,
was her great grand-daughter, and she testified to her approval of
the match by a handsome gift, consisting of " nine acres of land
in the necke."
In Joseph Brown's map, drawn in 1724, there are two houses
marked with the name of Abraham Dickerman. One of these was
on the east side of Church street, a few rods north of Elm street,
and next to the old homestead. The other was on Grove street
looking down Church street. Probably one of these was occupied
by the oldest son of Abraham^ Dickerman Junior, Abraham* Dick-
erman, Third.
The will and inventory of his estate, which are given below,
show that he was prosperous in business and accumulated a
property which was large for those times, ;^3i77. us. 6d. or
$15,379.64. Most of this property was in real estate, embracing
some twenty-five tracts of land, amounting to about 180 acres,
most of which was in New Haven, or in the immediate vicinity.
The will was offered for probate the first Monday in July, 1748,
and John Hubbard was appointed administrator. He declined to
serve and Samuel Horton was then appointed.
. Jno. Hubbard, Esq^ nominated Ex', in ye last Will & Testament of Lieut.
Abraham Dickerman late of New Haven, Dec"', exhibited said Instrum' ; being
proved in Court is approved for Record.
In the name of God Amen ye 7th day of May 1748 I Abrah". Dickerman of
New Haven in ye County of New Haven in the Colony of Connecticut in New
England being aged & Infirm of Body, but of sound mind & memory, for which
I have reason to bless God. Call ng to mind ye mortality of my Body & know-
ing y' it is appointed for all men once to dye, do make this my last Will &
Testam' Viz. principally & first of all I give and recommend my soul unto ye
Hands of ye gracious God y' gave it & my Body I recommend to ye Earth from
whence it was taken to be buried in a decent & Christian Burial not doubting
but at ye general Resurrection I shall receive ye same by ye Power of Almighty
God. And as touching 3'^e worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless
me in my Life Time, I Give, devise, & dispose of it in ye following manner, y' is
to say after my just Debts & funeral Expence are paid & Charges of Setling my
Estate out of my movable Estate.
212 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
Imp : I give & Confirm unto my beloved Wife Susannah all & whatsoever She
was to have by an Agreement before our Marriage, also the Use of my House,
Homelott & Barn with all ye Appurtenances thereunto belonging. The use of
two Acres of Land in Yorkshire Quarter called ye ist Division. The use of
Half my meadow at ye red Bank, the Liberty of pasturing one Cow & Cutting
her wood at my Beaver Hill Lott & getting her Sweet Apples at Malborn Lott all
which she is to have & enjoy so long as she shall remain my Widow & of my
Name. Also I Bequeath to my said Wife all ye moveables y' She bro' to me
after our Marriage also one Cow, two Swine & Six Sheeps, all ye Provision y*
Shall be in my House when I Decease & my own Crops y' shall be on my Lands.
Item, I give & Bequeath to my loving Daughter Mary Hubbard, thirty Pounds
old Tenor of my real Estate & one fourth Part of my movable Estate not yet
disposed of, in full of her Part of my Estate.
Item. To my Loving Daughter Elizabeth Hotchkiss thirty pounds old Tenor
of my real Estate & one fourth part of my movable Estate not yet disposed of , in
full of her part of my Estate.
Item. To my Loving Daughter Hannah Todd Ten pounds old Tenor of my
real Estate & one fourth part of my movable estate not disposed of.
Item. To my Loving Daughter Sarah Horton ten pounds old Tenor of my
real estate & ye other fourth part of my movable Estate not yet disposed of.
Item. To my beloved Granson Elijah Hotchkiss, Son of Jacob Hotchkiss I
give and bequeath Six acres of Land on Dayton Hill near Stephen Sperry's own
new House.
Item. As to ye Residue of my Estate not above disposed of I Give & bequeath
in ye following manner ; viz. to my beloved Son Joseph Dickerman & his heirs
the House in which I now dwell Barn & Appurtenances thereunto belonging
after my wife's Death or Marriage & one half of my Estate not above disposed
of, five acres of land to be set to him as part of his Portion at ye North End of
ye Lott on which my Grandson Jno. Dickerman Lives & 3 acres at ye East End
of my Lott y' lies by Malborn Lott.
Item. To my beloved Grandson Jno. Dickerman Son of my beloved Son
Abraham Dickerman Dec"*, the other half of my Estate the Residue of ye Lott to
be Sett off to him on which he now lives & ye Residue of my Lott y* lies by
Malborn Lott.
Lastly I do by these presents nominate, make & appoint my Loving Son in Law
Capt. Jno. Hubbard to be my sole Ex' of this my last will & Testam', hereby
declaring all former Wills & Testamts void by me made, & confirming this & no
other my last Will & Testam'. In Witness hereof I Set my Hand & Seal of Day
& Date above Written.
Signed, Sealed, pronounced declared
& published by ye sd. Abraham Dickerman
to be his last. Will & Testam'.
In presence of
Mehitable Sherman.
Anne Sherman.
Moses Mansfield.
ABRAHAM' DICKERMAN JUNIOR.
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At a Court of Probate Held at New Haven, June ist, Monday
1750-
Present Jno. Hubbard Esqr. Judge, Jno. Whiting Clerk.
Sam''' Horton, Adm^ Cum Testamento annexo. on ye Estate of Lieut.
Abraham Dickerman, late of New Haven, Dec'*. Exhibited an InVy of said
Estate, ye same is accepted and allowed for record ye whole Amount of
ye InVy is £3177. 11. 6. whereof is Lands £2J2S- 15. o. & Movables ;^44i. 16. 6.
also Exhibited an Account of Debts, funeral Charges & Charges arising on ye
Estate & Charges of Adm' to this Time. . . . 152. o. 11.
laid aside for further Debts & Charges, . . . . 20. o. o.
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which together with ye Lands is to be distributed to the Several Legatees accord-
ing to 3^e Will — Freeholders appointed to divide ye Same are Mess" Jonathan
Mansfield, Caleb Hotchkiss & Israel Munson all of New Haven being first there-
unto Sworn and Return of their Doings to be made to this Court .
An InVy of ye Estate of Lieut. Abraham Dickerman late of New Haven DeC*
taken by us Subscribers, being first Sworn.
a duroy Coat £13. Ditto dress'' flanel ^14. Do Druget £7. .
a Callimanco Vest £2. 10. Do. druget ^i. 10. Do. Streaked £3.
2L Pair of duroy Breeches ^i. 25. two pr. Do. Streak'' £1. 7.
Ditto tow los. Do. leather 20s. 4 pr. Do. old 5s.
great Coat 20s. Carssy Coat £1. 8. Do. 7s. Carse Vest los.
best Hat £6. 2 Do. old 12s. Holland Shirt 5s. Do. Linnen i8s.
3 Checkd Shirts £2. 10. pr. of Shoes £1. 12. Do. los.
2 pr of Stockens £2. 6. 2 pr Do. i6s. old pr Do. worsted 5s.
old pr Legins is. 2 pr of Gloves i8s. 2 pr Ditto 12s.
4 Handkerchiefs 13s. a Stock & Night Cap 3s.
one feather Bed, Bolster & i Pillow wt. 72 lbs. ;i{^23. Do. Bolster & 2
Pillows £24. ......
Bedstead, Cord, Mat, Head, Sheet, Vallents & underbed 88s. rag
coverlet 6s. ......
Checkd coverlet £3. 10. Do. Birdsey ^3. 10. Do. £2.
2 Blankets £1. 18. two Do. Linsy wollsy £3. two Jugg 8s. .
vsrarming Pan ^i. 10. Trunk 12s. 2 pr Sheets £7. 2 pr Do. £3. 1
4 drap'' Napkins 20s. two pr Pillow beirs £1. 4. table Cloth 8s.
a Candle stool 2s. Chest ^^i. 5. Spoon moulds 20s. Shorle los.
a Bag with some shot is. 6. a Spade 20s. broad ax 30s. narrow ax i6s.
old Sword 8s. 3 Hoes £1. 5. mortar & Pestle 20s. 2 Sugar Boxes 7s.
Table £1. 2. Chest with one Drawer, £1. 10. great Chair 15s.
5 Do small ;i^i. 5. Square Box 3s. gallon Bottle 8s. Cupboard 30s.
Chaping Knife 3s. roling Pin is. old Bell 3s. Tin Tunnel 3s.
3 pewter Plattes £4. 19. 5 Plates & a Bason £4. 4. a clothes Brush 2S.
Looking Glass 5s. 2 Bowls 5s 2 Knob Dishes los. 4 Pails 15s.
2 pewter Pots £1. 4. Hatchet £3. 3 Bibles 20s. Sermon Book 5s.
old Psalm Book is. Iron pot £2. 6. 6. Do. Small £1. 4.
Iron Kittle ^^i. i. large Iron Pot £3. 10. brass Kittle ^10. .
Grid Iron 5s. Tongs & Peel ^i. 8. Trowell 22s. 6. Do. ^i. 5.
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Hour Glass 4s. 2 old candlesticks 2s. 2 old Razors 3s. pad lock 3s
Small Basket & Some Nails in it 3s. a Hammer 3s. .
In j^e Kitchen a Cupboard los. Table los. Tub. 2s. pine Boards 25s
Pr of Pinchers 5s. a Cooking Iron 2s. 6. large pickle pot 5s.
Half Bushel 6s. Half Peck 3s. 2 old meat Barrels los.
old Hogshead 2s. fat Tub 3s. Churn 5s. Tunel 2s. pickle pot 3s.
Bear Barrel 4s. Soap Trough 2S. In ye Chamb'' feather Bed ;^I3.
Part of a Bed cord 2s. two old Boxes 3s. larke Baskit 7s.
a meal Trough 3s. 3 old Hogh'^^ 8s. old Chest 5s. old Sadie 5s,
2 old Coverlets 35s. 3 old Blankits 21s. Rake 4s. Do. iron teeth 5s
old Shorle is. 7. harrow teeth 56s. 2 old S}'thes 24s. 2 Betle Rings los
plow collar and double link 8s. plow ear & hook 6s. 3 pr. Stirup
Irons I2S. .......
old Cart Box is. 6d. 10 lbs. old Iron 25s. Sadie ;^5. old Kan is 6d
Cart wheels & Irons ^13. 10. piching fork los. Hay Hook 2s. 6d
Plow & Irons ;^4. 16. Cart Rope los. Teding Rope 4s.
Sythe & Tackling £1. 6. Pr of Horse Gears, Harnes & Collar 35s
2 Curtain Rods 8s. Corn fan ;^3. Grindstone 32s. Do. 6s.
Iron Skillet 8s. frying pan lis. Yoke of Oxen ;r^64. a 2 yr. old ^15
a I yr old £S. 10 old cow ;^i2. Calf ;,^5. 10. 2 y old Heifer ^13.
a Pr of Iron fetters 17s. Ring & Staple i6s. great Gimblet 2S.
2 old Barrels i6s. one HH*^ 8s. fiax in ye Barn los. .
Iron wedge 7s. watering Trough los. two Swine ;^i5.
House Lot with all ye Buildings thereon.
6X acres of Land Joining to John Dickermans Homelot
6 acres of Land in Cooper's Quarter ye E. End Containing
^28. p. the West End Containing ye other Half at ;,^22
4X acres of Land in ye yorkshire Quarter.
6)4 acres of Land over ye West River between ye Paths
6}4 acres of Land in ye great Plain.
12 acres of Land in ye little quarter at ^g. p.
24 acres of Land in 2d Quarter at ^12. p.
6 acres of Land in Plainfield bo' of Atwaters.
8 acres of Land in Plainfield bo' of Jacob Hotchkiss £15. p
II acres of Land near fresh Meadow bo' of Heaton ;^i5. p.
2}4 acres Salt Meadow in y" Suburbs Quarter at ;^3o. p.
3 acres of Meadow Call'^ Mill Meadow at ^24. p.
3}4 acres of Meadow on ye great plane at ^20. p.
3}4 acres of Meadow in ye East Meadow Call'^ ye Hedings
Meadow at Duck Cove ;,^65. i^ acre call' Mansfield ^37. i
4 acres Land in ye great Neck bo' of Bassat ;,^9. p.
about 3 Acres of Land in Beaver Hills at ;i^i6. p.
8 acres of Land in ye great Neck bo' of Mansfield ;^ii. p.
about 31^ acres Sequestred Land near Red berry Hole ;,^i2.
10 acres of Land in ye great Neck und^r fence ;,^ii. p.
8 acres Land in ye great Neck joining to ye ferry ;i{^ii. p.
6}4 acres Land North of Dormans it being }4 Division £8. p.
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26 acres 5th Divis" Land near Mad Mare's Hill £b. p.
ty^ acres 7th Divis" at Lebanon £1. 10. p.
his Right in common & undivided Land
old Loom 20s. Towel 2s. 7 Sheep 12s. Same Do. 30s.
a Ring & Staple 8s. Bedstead & Cord 20s.
Sam". Horton Adm'. Sworn to ye Inv>. in Court.
Isaac Dickerman, ) o .
' !- Prizers.
Jno. Hitchcock. )
Test. Jno. Whiting, Clerk.
It appears from the will that most of this estate went to the only-
surviving son, Joseph*, and to the grandson, John^, whose father,
Abraham*, had died five years before. These each received shares
valued at some ;^i3oo, while the portions of two of the daughters
were about jQ^o apiece, and of the other two about j£,lo. This
was in accordance with the custom of those times, which usually
made sons the chief legatees.
Abraham' Dickerman = Elizabeth Glover.
107. Abraham' Dickerman, son of Abraham^ and Mary (Cooper)
Dickerman (Thomas'), b. Jan. 14, 1673-4, at New Haven, d. there
May or June, 1748, ae. 75. m. (i) Jan. 16, 1697-8, Elizabeth' Glover,
dau. of John* and Joanna (Daniels) Glover (Henry'), b. Feb. 23,
1676, at New Haven, d. there Oct. 22, 1742. [Joanna Daniels was
a daughter of Stephen and Anne (Gregson) Daniels, and Anne
Gregson was a davxghter of Thomas and Jane Gregson.] m. (2)
Susannah Hotchkiss, widow of Joshua Hotchkiss, Sr., of New
Haven. Children all by the first marriage.
I. Abraham'*, b. Oct. 19, 169S. m. Eleanor Perkins. (i-o)
, II. John^ b. March 24, 1701, d. April 5, 1722.
III. Mary^ b. 1703. m. (i) Michael Todd; (2) John Hubbard. (121)
IV. Elizabeth*, b. June 12, 1706. m. Jacob Hotchkiss. (122)
V. Hannah^ b. May 9, 1709. m. Abraham Todd. (123)
VI. Joseph*, b. about 1710. m. Lois Perkins. (124)
VII. Sarah*, b. Dec. 22, 17 16. m. Samuel Horton, Jr., son of Samuel
Horton, b. Aug. 21, 1716, at New Haven. Five children were
born in New Haven and died there, as shown by gravestones in
the old cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Horton are said to have removed
2l6 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
to the part of Southington which is now Wolcott, but none of that
name are now Hving there.
1. Naomi' Horton, b. Sep. 23, 1738, d. Aug. 4, 1751, ae. 13.
2. Elisha^ Horton, bap. May 11, 1740, d. Aug. 12, 1744, ae. 4.
3. Samuel^ Horton, b. July 26, 1743, d. Aug. 6, 1751, se. 8.
4. Sarah^ Horton, b. Nov. 3, 1747, d. July 25, 1751, se. 4.
5. Timothy^ Horton, b. Dec. 26, 1749, d. Aug. 7, 1751, ae. 2.
VIII. DanieP, b. Sep. 16, 1719, probably died young.
Abraham* Dickerman= Eleanor Perkins.
120. Abraham' Dickerman, son of Abraham' and Elizabeth
(Glover) Dickerman (Abraham'^, Thomas'), b. Oct. 19, 1698, at New
Haven, d. there in 1743. m. Dec. 15, 1726, Eleanor' Perkins, dau.
of Jonathan" and Mary (EUcock) Perkins (Edward'), b. March 7,
1702, at New Haven. [Mary Ellcock was a daughter of Anthony
Ellcock.J
Abraham* Dickerman was an Ensign of the militia and probably
lived in the house afterward occupied by his son John. No will
or administration of his estate appears in the New Haven records.
I. JOHN^ b. Oct. 2, 1727. m. Esther Sperry. (125)
II. Abraham^ b. Jan. 13, 1729-30, d. Oct. 30, 1739.
III. Mary^ b. Nov. 30, 1732, at New Haven, m. NathanieP Sperry, son
of Nathaniel* and Sarah Wilmot Sperry. (See p. 185.)
1. NathanieP Sperry.
2. Deborah^ Sperry.
IV. AshbeP, b. June 17, 1736, d. May 23, 1739.
V. Elizabeth\ b. April 8, 1739.
In the New Haven records are to be found the following entries:
Feb. ^7, 17^4- Eleanor Dickerman and John Dickerman of New Haven, and
Nathaniel and Mary Sperry, his wife, late of New Haven, now of Cornwall in
Litchfield county. Conn., deed to John Mix three quarter parts of a certain piece
of land in New Haven.
On the same day. Nathaniel and Mary Sperry deed to John Dickerman one
quarter part of two pieces of land.
Dec. 4, ijbo. Elizabeth Dickerman deeds to John Mix one quarter part of a
certain piece of land in New Haven.
The law of those times gave to the eldest son a double share,
and to each of the other children a single share, of an estate, while
MICHAEL TODD'S FAMILY. 21/
the widow had the use of a third of the property, during her life.
The property here referred to was evidently from the estate of
Abraham* Dickerman Third. The deed of Elizabeth Dickerman
was given soon after she reached the age of twenty-one, and shows
that she was unmarried at that time.
Michael Todd=Mary' Dickerman.
121. Mary* Dickerman, dau. of Abraham^ and Elizabeth
(Glover) Dickerman (Abraham^, Thomas'), b. 1703, d. Nov. 2,
1760, ae. 56. m. (i) Dec. 30, 1724, Michael* Todd, Jr., son of
Michael' and Elizabeth' (Brown) Todd (Christopher*, William*),
b. Jan. 6, 1700, d. Sep. 10, 1744. Elizabeth' Brown was dau. of
Eleazer'' and Sarah (Bulkley) Brown (Francis').
I. MichaeP, b. Aug. 10, 1729, at New Haven, d. there May 6, 1776, in
his 47th year. m. (i) Aug. 10, 1749, Eunice Peck, eldest dau. of
Capt. James and Mary (Hitchcock) Peck of New HaJven, b. Feb.
14, 1731-2, d. Nov. 1765, in her 34th year ; m. (2) Sep. 1 5, 1766, Mary
Rowe, eldest dau. of John and Hannah (Smith) Rowe of East
Haven, b. March 22, 1744, d. about 1789, 2e. 45. After his death
she m. (2) a Holt. Yale Coll. 1748.
1. Michael^, b. June 11, 1750, died young.
2. Michael^, b. Sep. 24, 1752, d. about 1797.
3. Eli'*, b. July 22, 1769, at New Haven, d. Nov. 17, 1833, at Hartford.
m. (i) Aug. 9, 1796, Rhoda Hill of Farmington, who died March
1825 ; m. (2) Nov. 1828, her sister, Catherine Hill. Yale Coll. 1787,
M.D. Conn. Med. Soc. 1813.
4. Polly*, named in the will.
5. Eunice'', m. (i) Thomas Phillips Beardslee, son of Dr. Ebenezer and
Martha (Phillips) Beardsley, who d. Feb. 19, 1793, in his 22nd year;
m. (2) Hon. Samuel Chandler Crafts, b. Oct. 6, 1768, at Woodstock,
Conn., d. Nov. 19, 1853, ae. 84, at Craftsbury, Vermont.
i. Samuel P.' Crafts, b. Jan. 21, 1799, d. Nov. 17, 1824, in Junior Class of
Vermont University.
II. Eli=, b. Oct. 26, 1731, d. 1765. Yale Coll. 1751. He was in business
in New Haven with his brother MichaeP in August 1762.
III. Charles^ b. April 13, 1734, d. March 3, 1735-6, ae. 2.
IV. Mary^ b. Dec. 18, 1737, d. Oct. 14, 1742, se. 5.
Notes on the Todds in T/ie Tiittle Family^ p. 6g8, say the name
is an old Scottish term for fox, which explains the use of that ani-
mal in the family arms. William Todd, ancestor of the Connecti-
2l8 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
cut family, lived in Pomfret, York Co., England. His son,
" Christopher Todd, was born at Pontefract, England, bap. Jan.
II, 1617. He was at New Haven 1639 : miller, farmer and baker.
In 1650 he bought of Joseph Crane the lot on Elm street, between
Orange and Church streets, afterwards called the Blue meeting-
house lot, on a part of which St. Thomas Church stands. He first
hired, then bought, a grist mill, erected by the town where Whit-
ney's gun factory now stands, and long known as Todd's-mill."
Michael Todd's house was on the north side of Elm street, the
next but one to Isaac Dickerman's, that of Rev. Mr. Noyes stand-
ing between. In his will he appoints his friend, John Hubbard,
to be an executor of the estate, with his wife Mary, and makes
provision for his two sons going through college. The inventory
of the estate was presented, Jan. 5, 1745, by John Hubbard and
Mary Todd and shows a valuation of ^^7028. i s. 4 d. The two
seem to have found so much pleasure in each other's society in
the settlement of the estate that they concluded to go on together
in the care of it, and so were married not many months later.
MichaeP' Todd, Jr., carried out his father's desires in graduating
from Yale in 1748. He then became an extensive merchant in
New Haven. His estate was inventoried at ;^2o83. In his will
he appoints his son Michael executor and " guardian of the three
youngest children."
"Eli* Todd, after his graduation in 1787, sailed for the West
Indies, intending to travel in Europe and Asia, but was prevented
by sickness at Trinidad. Having lost the fortune left him by his
father, he entered on a course of study for the medical profession,
and in due time began practice in Farmington, Conn. He
removed to New York about 1810, but returned to Farmington
and remained there until 1819, when he went to Hartford and
soon became the chief consulting physician in that city.
At about this time there was observed a marked increase in the
number of insane persons in that region, and seeing the difficulty
of treating them in private practice he called the attention of the
profession and the public to the necessity of having a special
institution for their care. He was principally instrumental in
founding the Retreat for the Insane at Hartford, one of the ear-
liest of its kind, was elected its superintendent and presided over
JOHN HUBBARD'S FAMILY. 219
it till his death. Under him it became one of the best managed
institutions in this country or Europe.
Dr. Todd was repeatedly elected president and vice-president of
the Medical Society of Connecticut and was the author of several
professional monographs, and some occasional addresses."
Hon. Samuel Chandler Crafts, who married Eunice" Todd, was
a graduate of Harvard in 1790 and his father was of Yale in 1759.
He, with his father, went to Vermont in the fall of 1790 and set-
tled in the place which has since borne their name, Craftsbury.
On the organization of the community he was chosen Town
Clerk, in 1792, and from this time was continuously in public life
for more than fifty years, " filling every office within the gift of
the people of Vermont — Representative, Judge, Governor, Con-
gressman and United States Senator.
John Hubbard=Mary' Dickerman.
121 -f. Mary* Dickerman, dau. of Abraham' and Elizabeth
(Glover) Dickerman. m. (2) Sep. 13, 1745, John^ Hubbard, son of
John' and Mabel (Russell) Hubbard (John" William'), b. Nov. 30,
1703, at Jamaica, L. I., d. Oct. 29, 1773, at New Haven.
He was Judge of Probate and also of the Court of Common
Pleas, a Representative in the Legislature, Captain and Lieu-
tenant Colonel of militia. In 1730 Yale conferred on him the
honorary degree of Master of Arts "for his eminent attainments
in the Latin and Greek languages, as well as in philosophy, medi-
cine, poetry and belles lettres."
His first wife, Elizabeth, according to Prof. Dexter, was a
Stevens of Killingworth, to whom he was married Aug. 30, 1724.
His second marriage is recorded in the New Haven archives, as
follows :
" Mr. John Hubbard & Mrs. Mary Todd, Both of New Haven
were Joyned in marriage to each other September 13th, Anno
Domini 1745, by ye Rev^ Mr. Joseph Noyes, Minister of ye first
Society in New Haven."
The inscription on her gravestone is " Mrs. Mary Hubbard
Late Faithful Consort of Li'^u'^. Col'*'^ John Hubbard Deceased
ye 2°'^ Nov'''" A. D. 1760, JE. 56."
** He next married Nov. 10, 1761, Mrs. Mary Stevens who died
April 28, 1794, aet. 76."
220 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
His children were by the first marriage, with the exception of
Amelia, whose birth is given in the Hubbard Genealogy as in 1753,
which makes her the daughter of Mary^ Dickerman. She is said
to have married Hezekiah Silliman and had a large family of
children.
Some published records represent Stephen Whitehead Hubbard
as a son of Dr. John Hubbard. This is an error. He was a
grandson, b. Jan. 16, 1747, and his father was Leverett Hubbard.
The family is as follows :
By first marriage to Elizabeth Stevens :
I. Leverett, b. July 21, 1725. m. May 22, 1746, Sarah Whitehead.
n. John, b. Jan. 24, 1727. m. Rebekah^ Dickerman, dau. of Isaac^ and
Mary (Atwater) Dickerman (Abraham**, Thomas^). (i59)
III. Daniel, b. Dec. 24, 1729. m. Sep. 13, 1750, Martha Woodin.
IV. Elizabeth, b. July 3, 1731. m. Rev. Isaac Stiles, D.D., President of
Yale College.
V. William Abdiel, b. March 20, 1733. died young.
VI. William Abdiel, b. about 1737, d. April 25, 1772, in his 36th year,
m. Sarah .
By second marriage to Mary Dickerinan :
VII. Amelia^ b. 1753. m. Hezekiah Silliman.
Jacob Hotchkiss= Elizabeth* Dickerman.
122. Elizabeth^ Dickerman, dau. of Abraham^ and Elizabeth
(Glover) Dickerman (Abraham", Thomas'), b. June 12, 1706. m.
April 30, 1729, Jacob'' Hotchkiss, son of Joshua'' and Hannah
(Tuttle) Hotchkiss (Samuel'), b. Feb. 7, 1704. res. Bethany and
Hamden.
I. Jacob^ b. Aug. 4, 1729. m. Mary . res. Woodbridge.
II. Timothy\ b. April i. 1731.
III. Elijah^ b. May 13, 1733, d. Sep. 2, 1806, at Derby, m. Nov. 11, 176-,
Mehitable Hotchkiss, dau. of Caleb and Phebe (Atwater) Hotch-
kiss, d. March 18, 1804, se. 61.
1, Elijah^ b. 1761, d. Aug. 1848, ae. 87.
2. Leverett*, b. Oct. 6, 1762. m. Aug. 14, 1785, Sarah Burritt.
i. Wyllys'', b. April 25, 17S8, d. Nov. 24, 1872, ae. 84.
3, Phebe®, b. April 2, 1764.
4. Elizabeth®, b. Nov. 16, 1766. died young.
JACOB HOTCHKISS FAMILY. 221
5. Rebecca*,
6. Elizabeth*, b. June 17, 1769, d. Aug. 2g, 1794.
7. Mehitable^ b. July 28, 1772, d. Nov. 4, 1833.
8. Nabby®. m. Ezra Lewis.
9. Cyrus", b. Aug. 30, 1777.
10. Burr*.
IV. Martha^ b. June 26, 1735, bap. July i, 1735.
V. Elizabeth^ b. April 9, 1738, bap. May 7, 1738.
VL Hannah^ b. April 18, 1740.
Vn. Abraham^ b. Feb. 9, 1743, bap. March 17, 1743.
VIII. Mary=, b. March 30, 1745, bap. May, 1745.
IX. Jacob^ b. June 2, 1747, bap. June 21, 1747.
X. AbigaiP, b. May 7, 1750.
Samuel Hotchkiss, the grandfather of Jacob, was in New Haven
in 1641, and m. 1642 Elizabeth Cloverly, who died in 1681. In
1652 he bought a house and lot of John Thompson, and d. Dec.
28, 1653, leaving a wife and six children.
His son, Joshua Hotchkiss, was Ensign and Marshall or Sheriff,
Westville was called from him Hotchkiss-town, and those bearing
the Hotchkiss name are numerous in New Haven and vicinity.
— The Tuttle Family, pages 136, dfj".
Abraham Todd= Hannah' Dickerman.
123. Hannah' Dickerman, dau. of Abraham^ and Elizabeth
(Glover) Dickerman (Abraham^, Thomas'), b. May 9, 1709, d. July
21, 1777. m. Nov. 20, 1727, Abraham Todd, son of Jonah and
Hannah (Clark) Todd, b. Feb. 18, 1709-10, d. Dec. 17, 1772. Yale
Coll. 1727. Pastor of the West Society in Greenwich, Conn., for
nearly forty years from May, 1734, till his death.
I. Mehitable\ b. Dec. 9, 1729, at New Haven.
II. Lois^ b. May 13, 1732, at New Haven, d. May 22, 1822, ae. 90.
III. Jonah\ b. Aug. 12, 1734, d. March 17, 1783, in his 49th year. m.
Jane , who was born about 1728, d. Dec. i, 1812, in her 84th
year. He settled as a physician in New Milford, Conn,, at the
" North End," a little after 1750.
I. Eli*, b. Dec, 1763. m. Mercy Merwin. (126)
IV. Abraham^ b. Dec. 21, 1738, d. April 19, 1787. m. Lydia Husted, b.
Aug. 31, 1737.
222 ABRAHAM TODD S FAMILY.
1. Hannah*, b. May 26, 1759, d. April 11, 1846, ae. 87. m. Reynolds.
2. Abraham", b. Feb. 23, 1762, d. Dec. 10, 1842, se. 80. m. Deborah
Seeley, b. 1766, d. Nov. 24, 1855, ae. 89.
i. Alice'', b. Oct. 3, 1786. m. Baker.
ii. Abraham'', b. Dec. 30, 1788, d. Feb. 23, 1847. Farmer.
iii. Betsey'', b. Feb. 7, 1791, d. May 28, 1852, m. Bailey.
iv. MabeF, b. July 30, 1794, d. Dec. i, 1848. m. Allen Mead of Queensbury,
son of Aaron and Sarah (Mead) Mead.
V. Jonah', b. Feb. 2, 1797. m. Sep. 21, 1815, Lucinda Nash, only dau. of
Joseph and Molly L. Nash of South Salem, N. Y., b. Feb. 17,1799.
Farmer.
a Joseph N.*", b. May 13, 1816. m. Sarah A. Reynolds. Farmer.
b Leonard B.s, b. Sep. 14, t8i8. m. Oct. 19, 1842, Loretta Horton, dau.
of Daniel and Susan R. Horton.
c Cyrus L.^, b. April i, 1821. m. Feb. 15, 1866, Elizabeth Reynolds,
dau. of Gideon and Betsey Reynolds.
d Mollies, b. Sep. 14, 1823, d. March 18, 1834.
e Deborah R.«, b. July 15, 1828. m. Nov. 28, 1848, George W. Horton,
son of Daniel and Susan R. Horton.
vi. Martin', b. Aug. 7, 1803. m. Sally .
3. Lydia', b. June 22, 1764.
4. MabeP, b. March 15, 1769, d. June 22, 1793. m. Gideon Seeley.
5. David', b. July 29, 1776, d. Sep. 5, 1856, at Cortland, N. Y.
V. Hannah^ b. Nov. 18, 1741.
VL MabeP, b. Nov. 21, 1744, d. July 25, 1824.
VII. Oliver^, b. Oct. 25, 1748, d. Dec. 25, 1814.
VIII. May^ b. Feb. 10, 1751.
— The Ttittle Family.
Eli' Todd = Mercy Merwin.
126. Eli" Todd, son of Dr. Jonah' Todd of New Milford and
grandson of Rev. Abraham and Hannah* (Dickerman) Todd,
b. Dec. 1763, d. Feb. 12, 1846, ae. 82. m. (i) Mercy Merwin, dau. of
Capt. John and Mercy Merwin of New Milford, b. Aug. 9, 1767,
d. Oct. 19, 1806, ae. 39. m. (2) Rachael Thompson.
According to Orcntfs History of New Milford, " Capt. Eli Todd
kept a tavern and store in Park Lane many years. About 1800
he was a prominent business man there, and was active in the
public offices of the town. His store was at the site of the two
old houses north of Mr. Edwin N. Bostwick's house." He was
listed at $2,643.00, and stood ninth on the list.
I. Eli M.', a merchant in Waterford, N. Y,
ELI° TODD S FAMILY. 223
II. Walker'', graduated from Yale in i<Sio, died in 1840. A lawyer and
Senator of the state of New York. res. Carmel, Putnam Co.,
N. Y.
1. William W.«
2. Henry B.* m. Louisa A. . res. New York City.
3. Charles A.^ res. New York City.
4. Alexander H.^ res. in California.
III. George Thompson'. Yale Coll. 1829. Presbyterian minister at Fond
du Lac, Wis.
IV. Sophia\ born Oct. 24, 1790, d. Oct. 29, 1882. m. Sherman Hartwell,
son of Isaac Hartwell, grandson of Joseph and Rebecca (Sher-
man) Hartwell, b. Dec. 2, 1790, at Washington, Conn., d. Jan.
16, 1876 at Bridgeport, Conn. A merchant in Warren, Conn,
from 1 81 3 till 1838: removed to Bridgeport, where he was
prominent in municipal and business affairs ; President of Bridge-
port Bank from 1848 till 1869, when he declined to serve longer
and lived in retirement until he passed away in fullness of years,
esteemed and honored.
I. Mary Elizabeth^ Hartwell, b. Sep. 29, 1818, d. Sep. 3, 1852, ae. 34. m.
May 10, 1837, Simeon Baldwin' Chittenden, son of Abel" and Ann
Hart (Baldwin) Chittenden (Simeon', Simeon^, Josiah^, Thomas*,
William'), b. May 29, 1814, at Guilford, Conn., d. Sep. 3, 1892 at
Brooklyn, N. Y.
He was a successful merchant first at New Haven and then in
New York, and acquired wealth, from which he made large gifts to
Yale College, one of them the "Chittenden Library" building.
He was elected member of Congress from Brooklyn in 1874, and
was twice reelected.
i. Mary H. 9 Chittenden, b. Aug. 18, 1840, d. Sep. 13, 1871, as. 31. m. Wm.
T. Lusk, M D , of New York.
a Graham'" Lusk, b. Feb. 15, 1866.
d May Elizabeth'" Lusk, b. May 22, 1867.
c William Chittenden" Lusk, b. July 23, 1868.
d Anne Hartwell'" Lusk, b. Jan. 8, 1870.
e Lillie'" Lusk, b. Sep. 4, 1871.
ii. Simeon Baldwin" Chittenden, Jr., b. June 6, 1845. rn. May 21, 1868, Mary
Warner Hill, dau. of John J. Hill of Brooklyn. Yale Coll. 1865,
Columbia Law School, 1868. A lawyer in New York City.
a Alice Hill'" Chittenden, b. June 27, 1869,
d Mary Hartwell'" Chittenden, b. Jan. 28, 1872.
c Anna G.'" Chittenden, b. Feb. 2, 1876.
d Simeon B.'" Chittenden, b. April 7, 1879.
e Paul'" Chittenden, b. April 18, 1886, d. July 31, 1887.
, iii. Charles" Chittenden, b. Aug. 11, 1850, d. June 15, 1852.
224 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
2. Rachel Thompson* Hartwell, b. Sep. 6, 1822, d. Dec. 28, T853. "i-
Timothy P. Chapman, b. Aug., 1819, d. Oct. 24, 1869. A merchant.
i. Sherman HartwelP Chapman, m. June 17, 1869, Maria Louisa Eustis, dau.
of Rev. W. T. Eustis, D.D. Yale 1866, M.D. Coll. Phys. and Surg.,
N. Y. 1869, M. A. Lecturer at Yale College on Throat and Ear Diseases,
res. New Haven.
a Rachel Hartwelli" Chapman, b. June 10, 1872, d. March, 1887.
ii. Timothy Pitkin' Chapman, b. June 24, 1848, d. Sep. 13, 1875. m. Nov.
25, 1873, Leila Tisdale of Brooklyn. Yale 1868, LL.B. Columbia 1869.
A lawyer in New York.
a Leila Hartwell'" Chapman, b. March 4, 1875.
3. Eli Merwin* Hartwell, b. Aug. 2r, 1827, d. Oct. 12, 1829.
4. Sophia Todd^ Hartwell, b. 1830. m. John N. Bonesteel, a merchant.
i. Charles Hartwell' Bonesteel, grad. West Point. Lieut. \J . S. Army.
Married,
ii. Mary Hartwell' Bonesteel. m. Fletcher H. Knight.
a Marjorie Hartwell^" Knight.
b Elizabeth Stuart' » Knight.
c Dorothy Bonesteel'" Knight.
5. Sidney^ Hartwell, b. 1832, d. 1833.
6. Cornelia Boardman* Hartwell, b. 1834, d. Dec. 28, 1871. m. April
25, 1855, Robert Hubbard, son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Roberts)
Hubbard, of Cromwell, Conn., b. April 27, 1826. He grad. Yale
Med. Coll. 1 85 1, and at once began practice in Bridgeport. 1861
State Medical Examiner of Surgeons. T862 Surgeon 17 Reg. C. V.
Soon after Surgeon of Brigade under Gen. Howard. Medical Di-
rector under Gen. Hooker at Lookout Mountain, after which ill
health led him to resign. Rep. Bridgeport in Conn. Gen. Assembly
1874 and 1876. 1879 President of Conn. State Medical Society.
i. Sherman Hartwell' Hubbard, b. March 6, 1859, d. Dec. 9, 1892. m. Feb.
II J 1884, Comete Lyndhurst Ludeling, dau. of John T. and Maria (Cop-
ley) Ludeling of Louisiana, b. Aug. 20, 1865. She m. (2) Charles Fred-
erick Stead, Yale Law School 1882. Admitted to Fairfield Co. bar 1881.
Specialist in patents.
a John Theodore Ludeling'" Hubbard, b. Nov. 12, 1890.
ii. Sophia' Hubbard, m. Feb. i, 1888, Charles M. Everest, son of Hiram
Bond and Mercy Eleanor Everest, b. Oct. 25, 1852. res. 350 West ave.,
Rochester, N. Y.
a Ruth Hartwell'" Everest, b. Sep. 6, 1889.
b Janet Cornelia'" Everest, b. March i, 1891.
c Sherman Hubbard'" Everest, b. Dec. 2, 1892, d. Jan. 27, 1895.
iii. Cornelia" Hubbard, b. July 12, 1870. m. Dec. 28, 1893, Cortlandt Trow-
bridge, son of Henry and Sarah Trowbridge of New Haven, b. April 21,
1870.
a Virginia!" Trowbridge, b. Oct. 21, 1894.
b Henry'" Trowbridge, b. March 15, 1896.
V, Eliza'', m. Virgil Dryden Bonesteel, a lawyer of Poughkeepsie,
N, Y. Yale 1827. He died 1863.
JOSEPH' DICKERMAN'S FAMILY. 22$
Joseph' Dickerman=Lois Perkins.
124. Joseph' Dickerman, son of Abraham' and Elizabeth
(Glover) Dickerman (Abraham^, Thomas'), b. 17 10, d. Sep. 17,
1777, ae. 67. m. Nov. 8, 1739, Lois' Perkins, dau. of John' and
Elizabeth (Howard) Perkins (John", Edward'), b. May i, 17 15, d.
Jan. IT, 1804, ae. 90. His farm was at Hamden Plains, including
what is still known as Dickerman s Pond.
I. Timothy^ b. July 15, 1740, d. , 1804. m. Sarah . res.
Woodbridge, Conn., no children ; estate divided April 23, 1805,
to his brothers and sisters.
II. Hannah^ b. Dec. 23, 1742. m. James Bishop.
III. JoSEPH\ b. Feb. 3, 1745. m. Lucy . (127)
IV. David^ b. Oct. 2, 1747. There is no further record found and no
mention of him in the will, or in probate reports.
V. LOIS^ b. March 22, 1749. m. Elnathan Whitman. (128)
VI. Hezekiah^, b. about 1758, d. July 7, 181 5, ae. 57. m. Susannah ,
d. March 7, 1806, se. 47. res. Hamden Plains. Seven children
died young, 1794-1798.
I. Rebekah*, b. about 1785, d. Dec. 8, 1805, in her 21st year. m. Joshua
Thorpe of North Haven, who d. Jan. 21, 1830, se. 52, s. i.
VII. Phebe^ b. May, 7, 1754, d. Nov. 4, 1803, ae. 49. m. Nov. 28, 1784,
Eneas" Cowles, son of Thomas'" and Ruth (Newell) Cowles of
Farmington, Conn., (Thomas*, SamueP, Samuel-, John'),* b.
* fohn^ Cowles, b. about 1598 in the West of England, came to Hartford 1635-g, Farmington,
1640, pillar of the church there, and member of the General Court six sessions 1653-4. Hadley,
Mass. 1659, Hatfield 1660, where he d. 1675. His wife Hannah died at Hartford March 6, 1683.
Samuel- Cowles, b. 1639, d. April 13, 1691, m. 1660, Abigail Stanley, dau. of Timothy Stanley.
Samuel^ Cowles. b. March 17, 1661, d. Oct. 14, 1748, m. May 12, 1685, Rachel Porter, dau. of
Thomas Porter and granddau. of Dea. Stephen Hart, d. Aug. 4, 1743. He removed to Kensing-
ton before 1716 and was deacon of the church there. Thomas* Cowles, b. Feb. 5, 16S6, d. March
II, 1751, m. Jan. 6, 1714, Martha Judd, dau. of Capt. Thomas Judd of Waterbury, d. Oct. 15, 1768,
36. 77, res. Farmington. Thotnas^ Cowles. b. 1719, d. May 25, 1804, m. (i) Nov. 20, 1740 Ruth
Newell dau of Capt. Thomas Newell, d. Oct. 10, 1753, se. 29. m. (2) Mary Williams of Water-
bury, d. 1800, ae. 80.
A brother of ThoTnas^ Co-wles was fosiah^ Cowles, b. Nov. 20, 1716, d. June 6, 1793, m. (i) Nov.
II, 1739, Jemima Dickinson who d. Oct. 9, 1746, m. (2) Nov. 22, 1748 Mary Scott, dau. of Samuel
and Mary (Pynchon) Scott of Southington, d. 1809, ae. 77. His son Calvin^ Cowles, b. Nov. 13,
1749, d. Dec. 19, 1801, m. Miriam Atwater, res. Wolcott. His son fosiah'' Cowles, b. April 3, 1791,
d. Nov. II, 1873, m. (i) Sep. 20, 1815, Deborah Sanford, dau. of Abel Sanford of Cheshire and
Meriden, d. Jan. 9, 1827. m. (2) July 25, 1828, Mrs. Nancy Caroline Duvall, dau. of Capt. Andrew
Carsan, and widow of Alvin Simpson Duvall, res. Hamptonville, N. C, where he was a wealthy
landowner, postmaster, county judge and member of the Council of State. His son Calvin /.^
Cowles, b. Jan. 6, 1821, at Hamptonville, m. (i) Martha T. Duvall, dau. of Alvin S. and Nancy C.
(Carsan) Duvall, d. April 3, 1866, m. (2) 1868, Ida A. Holden, dau. of Gov. Wm. W. Holden, of
N. C. He was a merchant, large landowner, and owner of slaves before the war : old line Whig,
Union man and leader during the war: Republican since: President of Constitutional Conven-
15
226 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
March 8, 1 740-1, d. Dec. 1809. [Mr. Cowles had been married
before, Oct. 3, 1765, to Esther Bird, who d. Feb. 11, 1784, se. 46.
By the first marriage he had i. Mark, b. Feb. 9, 1767, d. March
21, 1859. 2. Cyprian, b. Feb. 6, 1769, d. May 30, 1772. 3. Thomas,
b. March 14, 1772. 4. Irena, b. July 10, 1774, m. John Camp, of
Durham.] res. Farmington, Conn.
1. Anson" Cowles d. 1812, in the West Indies, whither he had gone with
his brother Ira. m. 1807 Sally Olds, who, after his death, m. (2)
1827, John Thomson.
i. Ruth' Cowles. ii. Sarah' Cowles. iii. Cyrus Anson' Cowles.
2. Ira" Cowles, b. about 1786. m. (i) 1818 L. Hart, who d. 1821. m. (2)
1830, Mrs. Nancy Jane Smith, nek Bunce, of Southington who had
two children by her previous marriage. She d. 1840, at St. Vincent,
West Indies.
1. child, died in infancy. ii. Andrew Thomas' Cowles. iii. Levi H.' Cowles.
iv. Ann L.' Cowles. v. Eliza M.' Cowles. vi. John Wesley' Cowles.
vii. Jane' Cowles.
3. Esther" Cowles, d. 1808.
4. Laura" Cowles. m. 1812 Rodney Cook, removed to Ohio, near Colum-
bus.
5. Diadema" Cowles. m. John Buck, removed to Clinton, Ohio.
VIII. SARAH^ b. Aug. 30, 1757. m. Diodate Pratt Jones. (129;
Joseph' Dickerman = Lucy .
127. Joseph' Dickerman, son of Joseph^ and Lois (Perkins)
Dickerman (Abraham', Abraham', Thomas'), b. Feb. 3, 1742. m.
Lucy , d. Feb. 9, 1805, ae. 6t,. res. Hamden Plains. Farmer.
I. Anna", b. about 1772, d. March 2, 1844, se. 72. m. March 18, 1796,
Josiah Mansfield, b. 1773, d. June 28, 1826, ae. 53. res. Mt. Carmel.
II. David", b. Sep. 25, 1775, d. about 1823. m. Mabel Kelly, who m. (2)
after his death Havens C. Thompson of Oxford, Conn.
See Appendix II.
I. Burr', b. March 18, 1807, m. Flora Hinman. (130)
III. Hubbard", b. about 1778, d. Aug. 21, 1796, in his 19th year.
IV. Obedience", m. Chauncey Dorman and lived in Canaan, Conn.,
where she is said to have had a number of children.
tion of N. C. 1868, defeated for Congress the same year. U. S. Assayer at Charlotte, N. C.
1868-1886, res. i8g6, Wilkesboro, N. C. His son Calvin DuvalP Cowles, b. June 26, 1849, at Elk-
ville, N. C, m. May 13, 1874, Mary Ella Hitchcock, dau. of Charles E. Hitchcock of Arizona,
grad. West Point 1873, assigned as 2nd Lieut. 23rd Regt., ist Lieut. 1879, Capt. iSgi : served on
the frontier ; at War Records office 1889-1896 ; compiler of the Atlas to accompany the Rebel-
lion Records ; now, Sep. 1896, on duty with his company at Fort Clark, Brockettsville, Texas.
Record of his children in the Hitchcock Genealogy.
The above record of the Cowles family is kindly furnished by Capt. Calvin D.» Cowles.
burr'' dickerman s family. 227
Burr' Dickerman=Flora Hinman.
130. Burr' Dickerman, son of David* and Mabel (Kelly) Dick-
erman (Joseph^, Joseph*, Abraham', Abraham^ Thomas'), b. March
18, 1807, d. May 24, 1873, at West Haven, m. Nov. 25, 1835, Flora
Hinman of Derby, Conn., b. Dec. 16, 1813, d. Sep. 16, 1873. Far-
mer, Dover Plains, Duchess Co., New York.
I. Harriet^ Thompson, b. Dec. 2, 1836, at Ancram, N. Y., d. July 19,
1862, at Dover Plains, m. Jan. 12, i860, Geo. Butts, a farmer at
Dover Plains.
I, Anna Mary' Butts, b. March 23, 1861, d. Dec. 29, 1882. m. Sep. 20,
1882, Reuben Cole, s. i.
II. Sarah^ b. May 5, 1839, d. Sep. 30, 1865.
III. Milo^ b. March 26, 1840. m. Jan, i, 1874, at Amenia, N. Y., Martha
A. Robinson, dau. Osborn and Weltha (Mott) Robinson, b. June
30, 1848, at Laithgow, Duchess Co., N. Y. He removed to Chi-
cago, Ills, in 1854. Dairyman.
1. Chades Edwin^ b. May 18, 1878, d. Dec. 4, 1883.
2. MiIo^ b. Aug. 18, 1885. res. 891 W. Monroe St., Chicago.
IV. Seth^, b. Jan. 10, 1842, d. March 25, 1845.
V. Seth^, b. Jan. 2, 1847, d. Dec. 2, 1849.
VI. Floral b. Oct. 5, 1852, d. April 3, 1893. m. March 18, 1874, at Ame-
nia, N. Y., Piatt Joseph Benson, b. April 29, 1852, at Wassaic,
N. Y., where he still lives. Farmer.
1. Clarence Oakley' Benson, b. Jan. 31, 1875.
2. Sadie Estelle* Benson, b. March 30, 1876.
3. Joseph Harrison' Benson, b. April 8, 1878.
4. Helen Southworth' Benson, b. Dec. 31, 1879.
5. Hadley' Benson, b. April 25, 18S2.
6. Milo' Benson, b. Dec. 17, 1884, d. April 18, 1887.
7. Anna Mary* Benson, b. March 30, 1887.
8. Flora Dickerman' Benson,
' ^ me 8, i8qi.
9. Flossie May' Benson,
5, ib. Jur
Elnathan Whitman= Lois' Dickerman.
128. Lois^' Dickerman, dau. of Joseph* and Lois (Perkins) Dick-
erman (Abraham', Abraham", Thomas'), b. March 22, 1749, d. Dec.
15, 1833. m. Feb. 9, 1783, Elnathan Whitman, son of Solomon and
228 ELNATHAN WHITMAN OF FARMINGTON.
Ruth (Hooker) AVhitman, b. March 21, 1746, d. March 15, 1813, ae.
67. res. Farmington, Conn.
I. William^ b. July 12, 1783, at Farmington. m. Oct. 12, 181 2, Eliza-
beth Whiting, dau. of Zenas and Leah (Loring) Whiting of Bev-
erly, Mass., b. April 3, 1787, d. March 14, 1866, ae. 79.
1. Ann Sophia^ b. Sep. 15, 1816. m. Dec. i, 1839, Henry Farnam, son
of Jeffrey Amherst and Mercy (Tracy) Farnam, b. Nov. g, 1803, at
Scipio, N. Y., d. Oct. 4, 1S83, at New Haven, Conn.
i. George Bronson^ Farnam, b. Aug. 21, 1841, d. Dec. 22, 1886. m. April
1870, Caroline Wells, dau. of Dr. Thomas and Elizabeth (Bucklin) Wells,
ii. William W^hitman^ Farnam, b. April 6, 1844. ni. June 4, 1873, Susan
Strong, dau. of Gen. William K. and Helen (Hart) Strong. Yale 1866.
J.U.D. Heidelberg 1S69, LL.B. Col. Law. School 1881. Member of Cor-
poration of Yale, and Treasurer of the University,
iii. Charles Henry^ Farnam, b. Sep. 12, 1846. m. June 8, 1870, Alice Mordant
Davies, dau. of John May and Alice S. (Hoppin) Davies of New York.
Yale 186S, LL.B. Col. Law School 1871. Assistant in Archeology in
the Peabody Museum of Yale,
iv. Sarah Sheffield* Farnam, b. Sep. 24, 1850. m. Oct. 22, 1873, Eli Whitney,
Jr., son of Eli and Sarah (Dallibar) Whitney of New Haven.
V. Henry WalcotfS Farnam, b. Nov. 6, 1853. Yale 1874, M.A. 1876, R.P.D.
Strassburg 1878. Prof, of Political Economy at Yale, and member of
the governing board of Sheffield Scientific School.
2. William Henry', b. March 18, 1823. m. Oct. 3, 1847, Alzarah A.
Woodruff, dau. of George W. and Lucy (Meshural) Woodruff, b.
June ID, 1827, at Southington, Conn.
i. Henry Farnam*, b. June 21, 1850, d. Feb. 21, 1S53.
ii. William*, b. July 29, 1S53, d. June 9, 1854.
iii. Elizabeth*, b. Nov. 23, 1854. m. June 3, 1880, James Stuart Dart, son of
Henry and Emeline (Peak) Dart, b. Nov. 5, 1848, at Honesdale, Pa. A
merchant at Norfolk, Neb.
iv. Amos Farnam*, b. Oct. 31, 1856.
v. Clara*, b. Aug. 27, 185S.
3. Charles Loring'', b. May 26, 1827, d. March 8, 1886. m. Aug. 12, 1863,
Caroline E. Thompson, dau. of Lemuel and Eliza Allen (Hall)
Thompson, b. Dec. 22, 1839, at Rochester, N. Y. Judge of Pro-
bate of the Farmington district.
4. George Bronson'', b. Oct. 6, 1829, d. March 31, 1832.
H. Lhl()e^ b. Dec. 6, 1785, d. Sep. 24, 1874, cC. 89. m. Sep. 15, 1809,
Lieut. Asahel Root, son of Samuel and Dinah (Woodrufif) Root
of Farmington, b. Feb. 25, 1784, d. June 17, 1861, removed to
Elizabethtown, N. Y., and later to Westport, N. Y. He was one
of the first settlers in that region. He serv^ed in the battle of
Plattsburg with the rank of Lieutenant.
DIODATE PRATT JONES. 229
1. William Whitman'' Root, b. July 23, 1810. m. Feb. 18, 1849, Harriet
Maria Rouell, dau. of Philip and Hannah (Andrews) Rouell, b. Sep.
21, 181 7 Farmer and merchant, res. Elizabethtown.
i. William A.s Root, b. Jan. 5, 1850. m. Oct. 24, 1881, Katharine Elizabeth
Root, dau. of Henry G. and Katharine L. (Blackmer) Root of Benning-
ton, Vt., b. June 18, 1851.
ii. Cora* Root, b. Oct. 3, 1853.
iii. Charles* Root, b. Nov. 12, 1855.
2. SamueP Root, b. March 7, 1817. m. June 10, 1839, Cynthia Fisher,
dau. of Charles and Jane (Brown) Fisher, b. May 10, 1820. Farmer,
res. Westport.
i. Jane Chloe* Root, b. Feb. 9, 1842. ra. Nov. 26, 1867, Charles N. Pattison,
son of Archibald and Mehitable (Pratt) Pattison, b. Feb. 28, 1835. res.
Westport.
ii. Lucia M.** Root, b. Aug-. 11, 1847, d. April 7, 1851.
iii. Marcia M.* Root, b. Aug. 11, 1847, twin to Lucia, m. Nov. 18, 1869,
Solon B. Finney, son of Brents Russel and Almira (Sanders) Finney, b.
Dec. 26, 1844, d. July 3, 1872, s. i. res. Pottsville, la.
III. Catherine^ b. Jan. 3, 1787, d. Nov. 20, 1836. unmarried.
— Whitman Genealogy,
DiODATE P. JoNES= Sarah' Dickerman.
129. Sarah' Dickerman, dau. of Joseph'' and Lois (Perkins)
Dickerman (Abraham', Abraham", Thomas'), b. Aug. 30, 1757, d.
Sep. 22, 1828, se. 71. m. Diodate Pratt Jones, who was from Wal-
lingford, b. about 1762, d. Nov. 19, 1852, ae. 90. res. Hamden
Plains, near the Church.
I. Isaac^ b. , d. ae. 92. m. (i) Betsey Benham, third husband;
m. (2) Emeline Fisk. Three children by first marriage; one by
second m., Eugene P. Jones, who lives on the old place.
II. Adah^ m. Benjamin Fuller.
1. Adaline'' Fuller, m. Buckingham of Madison, Conn.
2. Sarah'' Fuller, m. John Braddock of Essex, Conn.
3. William'' Fuller, m. (i) Mary Roberts ; (2)
4. Mary'' Fuller, died at the age of 19.
5. George'' Fuller, died in California.
6. Jane' Fuller, m. William Edmundson of England.
7. Elizabeth' Fuller, m. Thomas Hart of Guilford, Conn.
III. Rhoda^ m. Lemuel Sperry of Woodbridge, Conn.
IV. SamueP. m. (i) Mrs. Abigail (Eaton) Hubbard ; m. (2) Feb. 13, 1823,
Rhoda^ Munson, dau. of Levi^ and Patience (Allen) Munson
(Jabez*, Stephen^ Samuel'-, Thomas').
230 EARLY DAYS IN NEW HAVEN.
1. Stiles\
2. Rhoda''.
3. Louisa', m. Jesse Dickerman. (209. IL)
4. Samuel'', married and went to Verona, Wis.
5. RusselP, died young.
6. Catharine^ m. John T. Newton of Woodbridge.
i. Elam8 Newton, d. Nov. 1881.
ii. Florence* Newton, d. Nov. 27, 1890. m. Henry W. Johnson.
a. May' Johnson,
iii. Ida* Newton, m. Frank Hill.
a. Adah» H. Hill. b. Mark» A. Hill.
7. Isaac', m. Sarah Newton, sister of John T. Newton.
i. Nellie*, m. Edward Allen. ii. Robert*,
iii. Anna*. iv. Katie*. v. Lottie*. vi. Carrie*.
8. Russell'.
9. Robert', died young.
ID. Betsey'.
II. Frank'.
V. Lavinia^ b. about 1796, d. Oct. 14, 1813, ae. 17.
VL Patty^. m. Nov. 11, 1825, Joel G. Warner, and lived in Hamden,
1. Sarah' Warner, m. (i) William Wright, Jr. ; m. (2) Richard Story, res.
New Haven.
i. Adelbert G.* Wright, res. Newark, N. J. ii. Joseph H.* Story.
2. Mary' Warner, b. Dec. 3, 1835. m. Sep. 14, 1857, William B. Stan-
nard of Westbrook, Conn.
i. Mary Ehzabeth* Stannard, b. Aug. 25, 1877.
3. Eno' Warner, b. Sep. 12, 1839, d. June 1875.
CHAPTER XI.
JOHN^ DICKERMAN, THE VERMONT PIONEER.
" Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield,
Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ;
How jocund did they drive their team afield !
How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke."
— Gray's Elegy.
Allusion was made, in a previous chapter, to the causes which
led to the settlement of Vermont, page 52. Attention was also
called to the immigration thither from New Haven, in which the
family of Abraham Dickerman was represented.
It would be interesting if we could know how the thoughts of
John'* Dickerman were first turned to this new country, and could
trace the particular steps which led him to transfer his family
thither.
He was just coming of age when the ample estate from his
grandfather came into his possession. Four years later he mar-
ried, and three children, one after another, were born in his New
Haven home. His kinsfolk were among the wealthy and influen-
tial of the place, and the community, with its grammar school and
college and cultivated people, offered rare advantages for a young
man with a wife and growing family.
We may well wonder what could have led him to forsake all
this for the privations of the frontier.
There are evidences that the removal was not a sudden one.
His son John" is understood to have been born in Vermont,
March 17, 1764. This is the account handed down in the family.
The last of his children whose birth is recorded in New Haven
was Esther", b. July 5, 1759. The place of William's' birth is not
given. This indicates that John' Dickerman and his wife went to
Vermont as early as 1763 or 1764.
But there are proofs of his continued residence in New Haven
till a time as late as 1777, so that, if his son John was born in Ver-
mont, it must have been during a temporary sojourn. This view
may be supported by the lack of information concerning the pre-
cise place of his birth. There is a difficulty, however, even in this
2^2
THE VERMONT PIONEER.
supposition of a sojourn, for John^ Dickerman signed his name to
a land transfer in New Haven, April 4, 1764.
There are thirty-seven of these land transfers which have so
direct a bearing on the circumstances of the removal to Vermont
that they are here given :
April 12, 1750, John Dickerman to Lazarus Ives,
Nov. 28, 1750, Joseph and John Dickerman to Moses Mansfield,
April 24, 1751, " " " " Joseph Miles,
May 20, 1751, " " " " Thomas Howell
June 4, 1751, John Dickerman to Joseph Dickerman,
March 5, 1752, " " S. Bishop and J. Hitchcock
March 25, 1752, " " Joseph Dickerman,
July 14, 1752, " " Timothy Mix, .
Jan. 15, 1753, " " Samuel and Jonathan Dicker
man, .......
Feb. 5, 1754, Eleanor and John Dickerman, etc., to John Mix
May 17, 1754, John Dickerman to Joseph Dickerman,
July 22, 1754, " " John Dorman,
March 11, 1756, Joseph and John Dickerman to Jonathan Mans
field, .......
May 28, 1756, John Dickerman to Nath'l Humberson,
June 16, 1757, " " Isaac Doolittle,
July 29, 1757, " " Nath'l Sperry,
March 10, 1759, " " Jeremiah Macomber,
March 7, 1760, Eleanor and John Dickerman to John Hall,
March 13, 1760, " " " Samuel Barnes
" Our dwelling, barn and homelot where we now live
the land containing nine acres," etc.
Feb. 12, 1761, John Dickerman to Hopkins Trustees,
17 oz. I pt. 12 gr
July 16, 1761, John Dickerman to John Mix,
May 31, 1762, Joseph and John Dickerman to J. Osborne,
May 31, 1762, John Dickerman to his uncle Joseph,
Feb. I, 1763, " " J. Munson and Y. Bishop,
Sep. 10, 1763, Joseph and John Dickerman to Samuel Bird,
April 4, 1764. John Dickerman to Benj. Woodin,
Sep. 6, 1766, Joseph and John Dickerman to James Beard,
June 27, 1767, " " " David Gilbert,
Nov. 5, 1767, John Dickerman to Titus Mansfield, etc.,
Jan. 8, 1768, Stephen, Joseph and John Dickerman to John
Lounsbury, .......
Feb. 13, 1769, Joseph and John Dickerman to Abram Ives, Jr.,
Feb. 13, 1769, John Dickerman to John Mix,
March 23, 1769, Joseph and John Dickerman to Matthew Gilbert,
April 17, 1771, John Dickerman to Josiah and Daniel Tallmadge,
March 10, 1777, John Dickerman to Timothy Potter and others,
" My farm of land where I now dwell, 26 acres,"
April 30, 1777, John Dickerman to Trustees of First Church, .
May I, 1777, " " Grigson Gilbert,
14.
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ELY° DICKERMAN. 233
There were three years between Sep. 10, 1763, and Sep. 6, 1766,
during which he and his wife might have been in Vermont for
a while, excepting in the spring of 1764, which suggests the ques-
tion whether the date of tlie birth of their son John^ may not be in
error.
There is another longer period of six years between April 17,
1771, and March 10, 1777, in which we find no transfer of prop-
erty ; but at the end of this time he speaks of " the farm where he
now dwells," which indicates that his home in New Haven had
been kept until now, whatever may have been his connections
with a new settlement in Vermont.
It is quite conceivable that his mother and sister Elizabeth may
have occupied the New Haven home and had part of his children
with them, while he spent considerable time in Vermont and
sometimes had his wife with him. This would account for the
son's learning the blacksmith's trade in New Haven.
He sold the last of his real estate there in 1777, during the war
of the Revolution, but after this the family kept up their relations
with New Haven and some of the children made their home there.
This would have been natural because that New Haven must long
have continued to be the base of supplies for the pioneers, with
constant travel and intercommunication back and forth.
A letter from one of the older members of this family contains
interesting reminiscences of early times :
West Derby, Vt., April 5, 1896.
Dear Sir :
I received your communication and will try and tell you what little I know of
John and Ely Dickerman. I can just remember my great grandfather John
Dickerman as a very aged man. I lived in grandfather Ely Dickerman's family
twenty years and what I have to relate was told to me by my grandparents.
John Dickerman lived in Connecticut and owned the land on which the city of
New-Haven now stands.* But having a family of boys and thinking his farm
not large enough, he sold it and came up to Brattleboro, Vermont, to invest his
money in wild land for himself and boys, but before he had purchased any
more than a farm for himself the money went down, (It was continental money),
so fifty dollars would not buy a mug of flip.
He lived at Brattleboro until after Ely was married to Dolly McAlpine. They
then thought they would go still further north and take up another lot of wild
land. So Ely and his father came up to Lyndon, Vermont, in the spring of the
* One who is familiar with the history of New Haven may smile at the thought of any one
man's " owning the land on which it now stands " in 1776 ; but John Dickerman did inherit from
his grandfather real estate which is now of immense value. A part of this was ground now
covered by the Sheffield Scientific School, if the " Plan 0/ 1S4S" is correct."
234 THE VERMONT PIONEER.
year, about 1795 or 1796. They were delighted with the country, bought a farm,
and the next winter moved up from Brattleboro on an ox sled.
Nancy, my mother, was then six months old and Jerry two or three years old.
They went into a log house, shoveled the snow from the fire-place and built a
fire. Not having boards enough to cover the floor, they had to step from one to
another. They lived so until they could build a log house on their farm, into
which they then moved. They suffered all the hardships of pioneer life, but
were prosperous and happy, steady and industrious. They carried all their
pork, butter and produce to Portland, Boston or Montreal in the winter with a
horse team.
Ely and his wife went to Ohio, a distance of about three hundred miles, on
horse-back to visit her brother, William McAlpine, who was Judge of Supreme
Court at that time. They had some adventures : lost their way in the Dutch
settlement, could not understand a word of their language : and when it came
night they heard the tinkling of a cow-bell, followed it and came where they
saw a light from a log cabin, stopped over night and got to their journey's end :
and then back safely.
Great grandfather, John Dickerman, lived and enjoyed good health until
about the year 1822 or 1823, when he died at the advanced age of one hundred
and five years. [Record of his birth, Oct. 2, 1727, makes his age 95 or 96. — Ed.]
He was a very smart man, retaining all his mental faculties to a remarkable
degree. After he was a hundred years old he would go out and chop and bring
in wood for his fire, though he was not obliged to do it.
I think I have heard them speak of Ely's brother Grigson being in the Revo-
lutionary war. Grandfather had four sons and two daughters, all of whom
lived to a good old age, but one son who died in infancy.
My mother, Nancy Dickerman, was married during the war of 1812 to John
Percival, mj' father — I think it was the spring of 1812 — and moved to Glover,
Vermont, then a newl}^ settled town, into a log house where the potatoes all
froze in the cellar. Mother was young, only seventeen years old, and she used
to tell how she suffered for fear of the Indians, who were all about these north-
ern towns, and nights when alone would go out and sit by the cows, fearing to
stay in the house. She rode from Glover to Lyndon on horse-back and passed
companies of soldiers whom she feared nearly as much as she did the Indians.
They made their remarks, but were stopped by their captain.
She had left a home of plenty — for Ely Dickerman was a wealthy farmer — and
was so homesick they soon moved back to St. Johnsbury, where they had seven
children, two of whom died in infancy. Myself and youngest sister are the
only ones now living, and I am seventy-six. We had one only brother who was
a mechanic.
Father was a farmer, a very active Christian and a member of the Congrega-
tional church.
None of the family were in the war of 1812.
Truly yours,
Harriet D. Gould.
Another granddaughter of Ely° Dickerman, Mrs. I. P. Chase of
St. Johnsbury, writes of John* Dickerman as " living to the age
JOHN' DICKERMAN S FAMILY. 235
of 105," showing that this is a family tradition. She speaks of
Ely Dickerman as " a beautiful old man with curly hair, nice and
good," and of Dolly McAlpine, his wife, as "of Irish descent, her
parents having come from Ireland," a woman of "true politeness,"
who died at Waterford of quick consumption.
Hon Albert* Dickerman, of Watsonville, Cal., published in
1869 a carefully prepared history of the descendants of John'
Dickerman, his grandfather, and has revised and extended it for
this work. He has preserved some traditions concerning his
father's uncles and aunts, which will be given in their place.
John' Dickerman= Esther Sperry.
125. JoHN^ Dickerman, son of Abraham'* and Eleanor (Perkins)
Dickerman (Abraham^, Abraham", Thomas'), b. Oct. 2, 1727, at
New Haven, Conn., d. about 1822-3, at Lyndon, Vt., at the house
of his son Ely Dickerman. m. June 8 (13), 1752 (by Isaac Dick-
erman, Esq.), Esther^ Sperry, dau. of Joseph^ and Anna (Wilmot)
Sperry (Joseph^, Richard'), b. Dec. 4, 1731, at New Haven.
I. Rachel^ b. Feb. 23, 1753, at New Haven.
II. Abraham*, b. Oct. 25, 1754, at New Haven, m. Storer.
I. Abraham'', died at sea.
III. Esther^ b. July 8, 1759, at New Haven.
IV. William" bought and sold land at Wardsboro, Vt., about 1800, accord-
ing to the town records there, died in Guilford, N. Y. at his
brother John's". His wife, whose name is not remembered, is
said to have died at Brattleboro, or near there, about 1798.
1. A son, died by scalding, at the age of 2.
2. Cynthia'', b. about 1789, d. April 25, 1836, ae. 47. m. John Pullen.
She is said to have been drowned in the Connecticut river at Brat-
tleboro, and left no children.
3. Charles'', b. Feb. 2, 1792. m. Tryphena H. Chamberlain. (131)
V. John", b. March 17, 1764. m. Thankful Smith. (132)
VI. Grigson", said to have been killed in the Revolutionary war, unmar-
ried.
VII. Polly", according to tradition, married a Hazleton in Woodbury,
Vermont.
VIII. Nathaniel" died at his brother John's" in Brattleboro, Vermont, at
the age of twenty-two.
IX. Ely", b. 1772. m. Dolly McAlpine. (133)
236 ABRAHAM" DICKERMAN FIFTH.
Concerning Abraham" Dickerman, son of John^ Dickerman,
the fifth of the name, accounts are fragmentary. He is enrolled
among the soldiers of the Revolutionary army as having served
from May 25 to Dec. 20, 1776, in a company that was at the siege
of Boston. The Captain was Benedict Arnold, but he was
appointed Colonel and did not serve with the company, the com-
mand falling to Capt. Caleb Trowbridge.
The N. E. Hist, and Gen. Reg. for 1890 has a list of loyalists
who emigrated in 1783 to New Brunswick and became the founders
of St. John. These went in the ship Ufiion, and were the first to
arrive of five thousand refugees. They had embarked from Hunt-
ington, Long Island, where, it would seem, the Connecticut loy-
alists gathered. The list contains the name of " Abraham Dicker-
man of New Haven, shoemaker." The indications are that he
was without wife or children.
A letter from Susan E. Wilcox, of Springfield, Illinois, adds
some further information.
" My mother's grandfather on her father's side married the widow of Abraham
Dickerman, who lived in New Haven. She herself was one of the Storers who
came originally from Boston. I think the marriage took place in 1798 or 1799.
She had a son by her first husband, Abraham Dickerman, who bore his father's
name and was a sailor. He died at sea, but we do not know the date of his
birth or death.
The name of my great grandfather who married Mrs. Abraham Dickerman
was David Burns.
We have a ring of my great grandmother's which has engraved on it these
words — Nov. 27, 1799, Abraham Dickerman JE (a break) 9."
If these three accounts are of the same individual, his life must ,
have been one of varied experiences.
Judge Dickerman gives the tradition that '' he went into a for-
eign country at an earlv day and was not heard from afterwards."
Concerning Esther" Dickerman, he says that she was "married
in New Haven to a man by the name of Bradley and had ten chil-
dren," and that her sister RacheF was " married to a brother of
Esther's" husband, also in New Haven." A search in the
archives gives nothing confirmatory of this ; nor has anything
been learned from other sources concerning their families.
CHARLES DICKERMAN S FAMILY. 237
Charles' Dickerman = Tryphena H. Chamberlain.
131. Charles'' Dickerman, son of William' (John^, Abraham^
Abraham', Abraham", Thomas'), b. Feb. 29, 1792, at Wardsboro, Vt.,
d. April 12, 1872, at Stockbridge, Vt. m. Tryphena Hodgekins
Chamberlain, b. June 10, 1802, at Glover, Vt., d. April 1881, at
Stockbridge, Vt. They settled at Stanstead, Canada, about 1826,
where all their children were born excepting the first two.
I. Melissa Martin^ b. July 16, 1823. m. Dec. 10, 1850, at Brattleboro,
Vt., Philander Robert Packard, b. May 22, 1821, at Hinsdale,
N. H., their residence April 1896.
1. Philander Otis' Packard, b. Mar. 6, 1853, at Hinsdale, m. Sep. 1888,
at Newbury, Vt., Mary Spaulding. Merchant at Marlboro, Mass.,
April, 1896.
i. Forest Earl'", b. Jan. 1892, at Hinsdale.
2. Melissa Almira' Packard, b. July 14, 1854, at Fitchburg, Mass., d.
June 4, 1874, at Barnard, Vt. unmarried.
3. Frank Olin' Packard, b. April 12, 1856, at Barnard. m. at Hartford,
Conn., April 16, 1883, Ellen Harriet Perham. Merchant, Hinsdale,
N. H., April, 1896. Children all born at Hinsdale, N. H.
i. Stephen Oliver'" Packard, b. April 10, 18S6.
ii. Susie Ellai" Packard, b. Nov. 19, 1888.
iii. Vinton Philander Otis'" Packard, b. March 14, 1891, d. Jan. 17, 1893.
iv. Glenroy Leonard'" Packard, b. Sep. 24, 1S93.
IL Charles Spencer^, b. Sep. 17, 1825, at Derby, Vt., d. Aug. 4, 1893, at
West Swanzey, N. H. m. (i) Feb. 12, 1849, at Stockbridge, Vt.,
Elizabeth Hall Chamberlain, dau. of Jotham and Susan (Cham-
bc-rlain) Chamberlain, b. there Sep. 16, 1818, d. Feb. 16, 1867, at
Randolph, Vt. ; m. (2) Sep. 1874, at Brattleboro, Vt., Mrs. Laura
(Smith) Peeler, who died at Winchester, N. H., s. i.
He lived at Stanstead or Stanstead Plains, Canada, from the
time he was six months old until he was twenty-one, 1826-1846;
Gaysvihe, Vt., or vicinity, 1846-1849; Hinsdale, N. H., 1849-1856;
Rochester, Vt., 1856-1863; Sutter Creek, Cal., 1863-1865; Roch-
ester, Vt., again, 1865-1867; Randolph, Vt., 1867-1871 ; Law-
rence, Mass., 1871-1872 ; and afterward at Hinsdale, Winchester
and West Swanzey, N. H.
By first marriage :
I. Susan Emogene', b. Feb. 13, 1850, at Hinsdale, N. H. m. Sep. 5,
1S72, at Randolph, Vt., Jacob Leighton Thomas, son of Benjamin
and Fannie Thomas of Waterville, Vt. res. June 1896, 3 New
York St., Worcester, Mass.
238 THE VERMONT PIONEER.
i. Ertz Welter' " Thomas, b. Dec. 17, 1874, at Brattleboro, Vt.
ii. Quincy P'redericki" Thomas, b. June 26, 1876, at Brattleboro. Both
reside with parents.
2. Frederick Henrj'*, b. June 15, 1853, at Hinsdale, m. (i) Jan. 17, 1884,
Varu J. Wilson, b. Feb. 13, i860, d. June 13, 1885, s. i. ; m. (2)
Oct. 16, 1890, at West Acton, Mass., Lottie Stevens Richardson, b.
Jan. 20, 1866. no children June, 1896. res. West Swanzey, N. H.
Machinist.
3. Viola Elizabeth^ b. May i, 1855, at Hinsdale, N. H., died there
Sep. 13, 1875. unmarried.
4. Kate Victoria^, b. Jan. 19, 1859, at Rochester, Vt., d. June 26, 1864, at
Stockbridge, Vt.
III. Cynthia Viller'*, b. May 27, 1826, d. Feb. 26, 1892. m. Mar. 24, 1859,
David Sanford Packard, b. Dec. 16, 1833, d. Dec. 16, 1889.
1. Willie Alberto' Packard, b. Nov. 26, i860, at Barnard, Vt. m. Oct. 27,
1886, at Pittsfield, Vt., Addie Josephine Longley. Farmer, Stock-
bridge, Vt., April 1896.
I. Beulah Luella'o Packard, b. July 23, 1887, at Pittsfield.
ii. Harry Orrin'o Packard, b. July 2, 1891, at Stockbridge, Vt.
2. Orrin Robert' Packard, b. May 19, 1862, d. Sep. 2, 1863.
3. Orrin Robert' Packard, b. Sep. 25, 1864, at Stockbridge, Vt. unmar-
ried April i8g6. Mechanic, Rutland, Vt.
4. Hattie BelP Packard, b. Jan. 16, 1869, at Stockbridge, d. there Oct.
16, 1888. unmarried.
IV. Sophronia Spencer*, b. Sep. 28, 1828, d. s. i. at Hinsdale, N. H. m.
1846 at Stockbridge, Vt., Almon Chamberlain.
V. "William EH^ b. Jan. i, 1830. m. May, 1859, at Stockbridge, Vt.,
Lucia Ann Savage, dau. of Alvin and Sarah Savage, b. Dec. 16,
i84i,at Cavendish, Vt. Farmer, res. April 1896, at Ascutney-
ville, Vt. Sep. 9, 1864, enlisted in Co. A, i8th Reg. N. H. Vol.
Infantry. He was in no battles but engaged in trenches and in
building corduroy roads. In Jan. 1865, he was taken sick and sent
to the hospital, where he remained till June 15th, when he was
discharged. He has been an invalid ever since.
1. Myron Austin', b. Feb. 7, i860, at Stockbridge, Vt. m. Aug. ,
1886, at Hinsdale, N. H., Mary Knapp, b. Nov. , 1867, at Ben-
nington, Vt. res. Hinsdale, N. H. One son, Philip Gordon^", b.
Nov. 23, 1895.
2. Mary E.' b. March 18, 1864, at Hinsdale, d. Aug. 15, 1864.
3. Sarah M.', b. March 18, 1864, at Hinsdale, d. Mar. 18, 1864. twin to
Mary E.
4. Vivian A.', b. July 24, 1872, at Royalton, Vt., d. Aug. 14, 1872.
VI. Spencer Chamberlain^ b. Sep. 1831, d. July 1833.
CHARLES DICKERMAN S FAMILY. 239
Vn. Frank Lucius^ b. July 1833, d. July 1852. m. at Verona, Vt., Eliza
Ann Peeler. One daughter died in infancy and another soon
after.
Vin. Austin Hubbard^ b. Jan. 26, 1835. m. Jan. 25, 1855, at Brattleboro,
Mary A. Chamberlain. Enlisted 3rd Vt. Light Artillery, August
4, 1864. He was in the last engagement at Petersburg and Rich-
mond, and was mustered out June 27, 1865. res. April 1896, at
Hinsdale, N. H.
1. Mary Melissa^ b. Jan. 11, 1856, d. Nov. 15, 1856.
2. Nellie Isadora^ b. Aug. 8, i860, m. Sep. 7, 1881, Edwin Vasco.
i. Leon"" Vasco, b. Oct. 15, 1882.
ii. Nellie Alice'" Vasco, b. Feb. 22, 1884.
iii. Elmer Austin" " Vasco, b. Jan. 16, 1885.
iv. Edward Valmore'" Vasco, b. Dec. 7, 1886.
V. Nettie Dickerman'" Vasco, b. April 22, 1890.
vi. Harryi" Vasco, b. Sep. 25, 1892.
3. Frank Lucius^ b. Aug. 21, 1862, d. Oct. 19, 1865.
4. Charles Frederick*, b. June 25, 1866. m. Feb. 5, 1884, Nettie C. Cone.
i. Bessie Belle'", b. Jan. 17, 1885.
ii. Mary Gertrude'", b. July 14, 1889.
iii. George Hubbard'", b. Sep. 5, 1891, d. March 14, 1892.
iv. Gladys Amelia'", b. Aug. 4, 1895.
5. Henry Austin', b. April i, 1869. m. Nov. 18, 1890, Millie Zilpha
Streetor.
6. Frank Oliss Lucius', b. Jan. 13, 1872.
7. Louie Eli', b. Sep. 28, 1874. m. April 22, 1895, Mabel Pelky.
8. Nettie Adella', b. May 3, 1878, d. Oct. i, 1889.
IX. Mary Curtis^ b. March 20, 1837. m. July 30, 1853, at Brattleboro,
Vt., Alonzo Chamberlain Packard, son of Robert and Diadema
(Chamberlain) Packard. Alonzo C. Packard enlisted August 11,
1862, in 14th Regt. New Hampshire Vols., discharged July 8, 1865,
at Savannah, Georgia.
1. Mary Edith' Packard, b. Feb. 13, 1856, at Hinsdale, N. H. m. Nov. 8,
188-, Malcolm E. Johnson, b. at Plymouth, Vt., Nov. 24, 1842.
Lumberman, res. Pittsfield, Vt., i8g6.
i. Forest Malcolm'", Johnson, b. Sep. 29, 1882, at Stockbridge.
ii. Reuben Milon'" Johnson, b. Sep. 28, 1886, at Chittenden, Vt.
iii. Carrie Mabel'" Johnson, b. Sep. 27, 1887, at Chittenden, Vt.
iv. Lolo May'" Johnson, b. June 6, 1889, d. Nov. 10, 1892.
V. Ethel Myrtie'" Johnson, b. Sep. 14, 1893, at Sherburne, Vt.
2. Nellie Priscilla' Packard, b. Feb. 5, i860, at Hinsdale, N. H. m.
April 30, 1886, Charles Royal Boutwell, b. April 19, i860, at Stock-
bridge, Vt. In April 1895, farmer at Stockbridge. Children all
born at Stockbridge, Vt.
240 THE VERMONT PIONEER.
i. Lena Mabelio Boutwell, b. Nov. 16, 1888.
ii. Hattie BelUo Boutwell, b. Dec. 12, 1891.
iii. Harold Alonzoio Boutwell, b. Dec. 13, 1894.
3. Cynthia lola^ Packard, b. Oct. 29, 1861, at Hinsdale, m. (i) Dec. 27,
1885, Joseph Curtice, b. 1856, at Stockbridge, died there April 27,
1895 ; she m, (2) Dec. 27, 1895, at Bethel, Vt., Carroll D. Newell,
a mechanic at South Roj'alton, Vt. Children by first marriage born
at Stockbridge.
i. George Leon'" Curtice, b. April 25, 1888.
ii. Mabel lola'" Curtice, b. April 26, i8gi.
4. Ernest Alonzo' Packard, b. June 11, 1867, at Stockbridge, Vt. m.
Oct. 13, 1888, Mary Lucinda Bundy of Pittsfield, Vt. Teamster,
Hudson, Mass., April 1896.
5. Ida MabeP Packard, b. Nov. 14, 1869, at Stockbridge. m. Dec. 7,
1889, Alfred Robert Packard of White River Junction. Farmer,
Stockbridge, Vt., April 1896.
6. Horace Ulysses** Packard, b. Nov. 25, 1872, at Stockbridge. m. Feb.
19, 1892, Lydia A. Billings of Hinsdale, N. H. Mechanic, Boston,
Mass., April 1896.
i. Roger Horace^" Packard, b. Feb. 19, 1893, at Hinsdale.
7. Austin Erwin' Packard, b. Nov. 30, 1874, at Stockbridge.
8. Milon Elihu" Packard, b. Dec. 7, 1879, at Stockbridge.
X. Alonzo Chamberlain*, b. April 1839, d. 1859, at Hinsdale, N. H.
John' Dickerman= Thankful Smith.
132. John" Dickerman, son of John' and Esther (Sparry) Dick-
erman (Abraham", Abraham', Abraham'^, Thomas'), b. March 17,
1764, in Vermont, but the precise place is not known ; d. Nov. 6,
1848, near Rockdale in the township of Unadilla, Otsego Co., N. Y.
m. in 1789, Thankful Smith, dau. of Seth and Thankful Smith, b.
April 7, 1768, probably at Granby, Mass., d. Oct. 7, 1856, at the
same place as did her husband.
I. HenrV (Flarry), b. Oct. 7, 1790. m. Catherine Trask. (134)
II. Esther'', b. Dec. 21, 1792, m. (i) Ebenezer Bowen Hovey ; m. (2)
James Gates. (135)
III. Charlotte', b. June 13, 1795. m. John Bard. (136)
IV. Nathaniel', b. Sep. 27, 1797. m. Mary Ann Ferry. (137)
V. Nancy', b. Sep. 23, 1799. m. Sherman Clark. (138)
VI. Sarah' (Sally), b. June 16, 1801. m. William C. Sliter. (139)
VII. Clark', b. June 12, 1803. m. (i) Eliza Knapp ; m. (2) Sarah Adelia
Chandler. (140)
JOHN' DICKERMAN OF GUILFORD, N. Y. 24I
VIII. Fanny'', b. Sep. 28, 1805. m. William Strong Johnston. (141)
IX. William', b. Nov. 5, 1807. m. Mary Isabella Cotton. (142)
X. Emeline', b. Oct. 23, 1809. m. Zachariah Curtis. (143)
XI. Julia A."", b. Oct. 17, 1811. m. George W. Parsons. (144)
John' Dickerman, at the age of sixteen, enlisted as a soldier in
the Revolutionary War, and served about nine months, in Captain
James Blakeley's Company and Colonel Samuel Fletcher's Regi-
ment. During the latter part of his service he was employed as a
scovit, being accounted the hardiest and fleetest man in his division.
While a young man he went to New Haven and learned the black-
smith trade. Returning, he lived at Brattleboro, working at his
trade until about the year 1800, when he moved to Guilford, Che-
nango County, New York, and lived there and near there in Otsego
County until he died. For several years previous to his death he
drew a pension of thirty-six dollars per year, and after his death
his widow drew the same amount as long as she lived. In his life-
time he often spoke of Ethan Allen, and it is highly probable that
he served under him. He was a member of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. Mingling the occupations of blacksmith and farmer,
he fulfilled the Scriptural injunction of earning his living by the
sweat of his brow. He raised a large family, giving them such
education as was within his means and power, and sent them
forth to struggle with the world, with the best of instruction and
an example that was in every way worthy of their study and atten-
tion.
He was simple and abstemious in his habits, frugal and careful
of his time and property, faithful and diligent in his pursuits. He
was also a man of candor and great integrity. He attended to his
own business, and as a citizen, sought to act his part well and to
vote intelligently. Farther than this he had no secular ambition.
He lived the life of a most consistent Christian and left to his
descendants a character not brilliant, nor discolored here and
there by dark spots, but substantial, simple even, and so well-
rounded into completeness that they have always looked upon it
as a model. The man who preached his funeral sermon and was
somewhat remotely related to his wife, but who has also been dead
now (1896) several years, in acknowledging, in 1870, the receipt
of a pamphlet containing a record of John Dickerman and his
descendants, wrote to the sender, concerning the subject of this
sketch and his wife : "Ah, never to my latest breath shall I forget
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242 FROM VERMONT TO NEW YORK.
that aged couple. Uncle John, an Israelite without guile, so sin-
cerely honest in all things, and when converted carrying that same
sincerity into his religion. Oh, how my young heart used to melt
as I bowed with the family at the altar of prayer and listened to
such earnest and hearty petitions as fell from his lips. It was my
privilege to preach his funeral sermon, from the text 'An old man
and full of days, and gathered to his people.' And then that aged
aunt. I used to think her the most perfect woman that God ever
made. What a world of care and labor was put on her, yet who
ever heard from her any complaining ? The law of kindness
ruled in her heart and tongue, and looking over the long record
of names, which you have given us, I could not but think how all
these generations will rise up and call her blessed. If it had been
consistent with your purpose, I could have wished that you had
given a more lengthy portrait of their character and lives."
Such ancestors command the respect and reverence of their
descendants and require of them a manhood and womanhood that
shall be, at all times and under all circumstances, unsullied.
Thankful Smith was born April 7, 1768, probably at Granby,
Mass. Her father's name was Seth Smith. He was a descendant
in the sixth generation of Lieut. Samuel Smith, born at Hadleigh,
in England, about the year 1602, who with his wife Elizabeth
and their four oldest children came to this country in the year
1634 and is supposed to have located at Watertown, in Massachu-
setts, where he remained for one year. In 1635, he removed with
quite a company, to what was afterwards and is now known as
Wethersfield, in Connecticut, where he remained until the year
1649. In that year he removed to the town of Hadley, in Hamp-
shire County, Massachusetts, where he lived until his death. He
was one of the original settlers of Hadley, before it was divided,
as it now is, into the townships of Hatfield, North and South
Hadley, Amherst and Granby.
Her mother's first name was Thankful, the same as her own.
Her father had two wives and fifteen children, as follows :
I. Seth Smith, b. Aug. 21, 1736, d. Oct. 13, 1820. m. (i) Thankful
, b. July 27, 1740, d. Dec. 27, 1772 ; m. (2) Eunice ,
b. April 27, 1753, d. Nov. 11, 1824.
By first marriage :
1. Mary Smith, b. Nov. 6, 1762.
2. Seth Smith, Jr., b. Nov. 22, 1764, d. Aug. 14, 1772.
3. Jedediah Smith, b. April 21, 1767.
THANKFUL SMITH. 243
4. Thankful Smith, b. April 7, 1768, d. Oct. 7, 1856.
5. Benjamin Smith, b. June 23, 1772, d. July 3, 1772.
By second marriage :
1. Eunice Smith, b. Feb. 27, 1774, d. Aug. 2, 1839.
2. Seth Smith, Jr., 2d, b. Jan. 27, 1776, d. Jan. 3, 1842.
3. Zenos Smith, b. March 2, 1778.
4. Noah Smith, b. March 8, 1780, d. Oct. 6, 1867.
5. Clark Smith, b. Ma)^ 3, 1782.
6. Sally Smith, b. Aug. 27, 1784, d. April 22, 1785.
7. Ira Smith (Clergyman), b. Aug. 5, 1786, d. March 10, 1854.
8. Titus Smith, b. Oct. 7, 1789, d. Feb. 27, 1832.
g. Sally Smith, 2d, b. Feb. 18, 1792.
10. Harvey Smith (Clergyman), b. Jan. 14, 1794.
Seth Smith, senior, was a Colonel of militia in the Revolution-
ary war. When the news first reached his town of the invasion of
the British, he was in church on Sunday. He instantly left the
house, mounted his horse and rode all over the town raising vol-
unteers. The next morning, with his newly raised recruits, he
marched about thirty miles and arrived in time to participate in
the battle of Bennington. His residence was Granby, Massa-
chusetts.
Israel Smith — a brother of Seth Smith — had eight or nine chil-
dren. The name of the oldest was Chloe Smith. She married a
man by the name of Hayes, of Brattleboro, Vermont. They had
seven or eight children. The fifth was Rutherford Hayes, and he
was the father of Rutherford B. Hayes, late President of the
United States.
The following is an extract from a letter written by President
Hayes in February, 1870, when he was Governor of Ohio :
" My father came to Ohio in 1817, thus separating from all his New England
relations, and died before my birth, so that I have not had an opportunity to
learn much of his family, * * * there is an impression in the family that
Grandmother Chloe Smith Hayes was a very superior woman, having real
genius.
The Meade family, all having a talent as artists, trace their faculty to grand-
mother. The most distinguished member of the family is Larkin G. Meade, a
sculptor of wide reputation. You may have heard of him as the boy who made
the snow statue in Brattleboro, Vt., twelve or fifteen years ago. He is the
sculptor and architect of the Lincoln Monument, at Springfield, Illinois, and
his studio in Florence probably receives as many orders as that of any artist."
Thankful Smith often spoke of her father's connection with the
Revolutionary army, and though a young girl, remembered the
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battle of Bennington and spoke of it frequently. In her life she
was genial, lively and open-hearted ; active, and really a help-
mate in the raising of their large family. She lived to lose her
recollection and for several of the last years of her life, though a
mere child, she still retained, in a most remarkable degree, her
health and physical vigor. At the age of eighty and upwards she
was as active and quick as a young girl of fifteen. While she
hardly remembered what occurred in the later years of her life so
long as she was talking about them, she did evidently recall the
incidents of her girlhood and earlier years with accuracy.
The writer (Albert' Dickerman) remembers in particular calling
on her after she was eighty years of age. She neither knew him,
nor when told who he was, did she seem to remember it for more
than a minute ; it was a mere flash, and lost. However, upon leav-
ing the room — evidently associating him with his father, who was
one of her oldest children, and born in Brattleboro, Vermont — she
remarked that she wished him to call upon her in her room, as
she desired to inquire of him about the Brattleboro folks. Soon
after, in company with a cousin, he went into her room and as
soon as she had made the necessary disposition of chairs, &c., for
welcome, she commenced asking questions about Deacon this and
Doctor that, wishing to know if they lived by the church or over
where they used to, and a great many other questions of a like
nature. He, as well as his cousin, told her that he had never been
in Brattleboro and knew nothing about the people. She insisted
that he did and must, and to gratify her he finally answered at
random, yes and no, to her numerous questions. She manifested
much interest and at the close of the conversation, remarked that
she was glad to hear from old Brattleboro once more. Her man-
ner was perfectly natural ; her questions were put naturally, and
her informant has no doubt, to this day, but what she asked him
about the people who lived in Brattleboro when she lived there.
She was a kind mother and greatly beloved by her children. She
died, October 7, 1856, at the residence of her son-in-law, William
C. Sliter, near Rockdale, in the town of Unadilla, Otsego County,
New York. With her husband she was a member of the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church, and a most exemplary Christian.
What is said about her in the preceding extract, by the man who
preached her husband's funeral sermon is undoubtedly a very
truthful portraiture of her. Her descendants regret that they
have not a more complete record of her life as well as her hus-
HENRY^ DICKERMAN, 245
band's, but those of them who remember her, recall her with feel-
ings of love and veneration. She was a good and noble woman,
a mother in Israel, and her descendants do and will in very truth
call her blessed.
Henry' Dickerman= Catharine Trask.
134. Henry' Dickerman, son of John' and Thankful (Smith)
Dickennan, John\ Abraham*, Abraham', Abraham", Thomas'), b.
Oct. 7, 1790, at Bennington, Vermont, d. March 30, 1866, at Chi-
cago, Ills. m. Feb. i, 1816, at Rockdale, Chenango Co., N. Y.,
Catharine Trask, b. May 8, 1795, in Connecticut, d. Dec. 3, 1861, at
Jefferson, Ills.
I. John Delos^, b. Aug. 24, 1817, at Rockdale, d. Jan. 12, 1829, at Una-
dilla, Otsego Co., N. Y.
II. Cyrus Perry^ b. June 2, 1819, at Guilford, N. Y. m. June 3, 1866,
Mrs. Mary A. Loyd, who died Feb. 22, 1892. res. Clackamas,
Oregon. Cooper.
III. Henry*, b. May 12, 1822, at Guilford, d. there June 25, 1822.
IV. Hannah*, b. July 15, 1823, at Guilford, d. March 24, 1847, at Naper-
ville, Ills. m. Jan. 13, 1842, at Niles, Ills., John J. Kimball, b.
Aug. 22, 181 5, at Pembroke, Genesee Co., N. Y., d. Feb. 26, 1895,
at Downer's Grove, Dupage Co., Ills.
1. Ella Adelle" Kimball, b. Dec. 15, 1842, at Naperville. m. May 2,
1872, at Chicago, Ills., George Tomlinson Beers, b. Jan. 24, 1838,
at Newtown, Conn. res. 3414 South Paulina street, and business
office 3123 Archer avenue, Chicago, Ills. Grocer.
i. Ethel Ella'o Beers, b. July 5, 1874, at Chicago. Student in Chicago Uni-
versity, res. with parents,
ii. George Amosio Beers, b. May 7, 1877, at Chicago. Student in the South
Division High School, res. with parents,
iii. John Kimballi" Beers, b. Feb. 6, 1880, at Chicago. Student in Grammar
School, res. with parents.
2. Eugene* Kimball, b. Sep. 15, 1846, at Naperville, d. there Oct. 9, 1847.
V. FRANKLIN^ b. Aug. 9, 1825. m. Mary A. Alger. (145)
VI. Emma C.^ b. March 27, 1827, at Guilford, d. May 21, 1889, at
Chicago.
VII. JULIA«, b. Nov. 25, 1829. m. Monroe Heath. (146)
VIII. Sarah Adela*, b. Jan. 11, 1833, at Unadilla. m. Oct. 8, i860, at East
Troy, Emory O. Cole, b. June 4, 1833, at Streetsboro, Ohio. A
farmer, res. Emmet township, near Macomb, Ills.
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1. Jessie Ellen' Cole, b. July 13, 1861, at East Troy, d. there Jan 17, 1864.
2. Charles Eaton* Cole, b. Aug. 9, 1863, at East Troy, d. there April 7,
1864.
3. Frederick Emory' Cole, b. March 26, 1865, at East Troy. Travelling
salesman for Heath & Milligan Mfg. Co., 170-172 Randolph St.,
Chicago.
4. George Monroe' Cole, b. Aug. 2, 1868, at Burlington, Wis. m. Oct.
15, 1891, near Macomb, Ills., Mary Ellen Guy, b. there April 5,
1870. res. Emmet. Farmer.
i. Florence Marie'" Cole, b. Aug. 9, 1892, at Emmet,
ii. Archie Donald'" Cole, b. Nov. 3, 1895, at Emmet.
5. Archie CaryP Cole, b. Aug. 2, 1868, at Burlington. Traveling sales-
man for Heath & Milligan M'f'g. Co.
IX. John Augustus^ b. Nov. 4, 1835, in Unadilla. m. May 15, 1867, at
Chicago, Nelly Curry, b. Jan. 22, 1845, at Wilmington, Del. res.
1729 Filbert St., Oakland, Cal.
1. Arthur William', b. Feb. 18, 1868, at Burlington, d. there March 27,
1888.
2. Jay Earl', b. July 8, 1871, at Burlington, res. 4314 Greenwood Ave.,
Chicago. Clerk.
X. Caroline Amelia^ b. March 17, 1839, at Northfield, Ills. m. Aug. 13,
1868, at Chicago, Theodore S. Bidwell, M.D., b. Sep. 13, 1836, at
Madison, Lake Co., Ohio, a physician, res. 482 Ashland Boule-
vard, Chicago.
1. Florence' Bidwell, b. June 5, 1870, at Chicago, res. with parents.
2. Frances' Bidwell, b. March 14, 1872, at Chicago, d. there Sep. 11,
1879.
3. Irving Walter' Bidwell, b. July 28, 1873, at Chicago, d. there Aug. 21,
1879.
4. Evelyn' Bidwell, b. Dec. 10, 1874, at Chicago, d. there Sep. 12, 1879.
5. Carlyle Dickerman' Bidwell, b. Dec. 8, 1880, at Chicago, res. with
parents.
Franklin' Dickerman=Mary A. Alger.
145. Franklin* Dickerman, son of Henry' and Catharine
(Trask) Dickerman (John", John", Abraham*, Abraham', Abra-
ham', Thomas'), b. Aug. 9, 1825, at Guilford, N. Y. m. Nov. i,
1848, Mary A. Alger, b. Oct. 26, 1828, at Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y.
Farmer, res. East Troy, Wis.
I. Harriet May', b. Jan. 14, 1850, at Jefferson, Cook Co., Ills. m. Aug,
9, 1871, at East Troy, Edwin R. Smith, b. March 1844, at Burling-
MONROE HEATH. 247
ton. Wis. res. 728 North 8th Street, Manitowoc, Wis. He is a
teacher.
1. Oliver E."* Smith, b. Aug. 26, 1872, at Burlington, res. 227 Clinton
St., Chicago, Ills. Care of Western Electric Co. Electrician.
2. Florence May^" Smith, b. Aug. 27, 1874, at Burlington, res. with her
parents.
3. Hazel'" Smith, b. Nov. 27, 1887, at Manitowoc.
II. Edward AIger^ b. Dec. 25, 1852, at Jefferson, res. Wayne, Ills.
Machinist and farmer.
III. Harry^ b. June 21, 1854, at Jefferson, m. Nov. 13, 1879, at East
Troy, Mary Doud, b. there in i860.
1. Walter C", b. Aug. i, 1880, at East Troy.
2. Nellie B.'o, b. Sep. i, 1883, at East Troy.
3. Kirk'o, b. May 28, 1885, at East Troy.
IV. Charles^ b. Oct. 28, 1857, at East Troy. m. in 1885, at Chicago,
Mary J. Dunbar, b. Feb. 1861, at Marengo, Ills. res. 883 Preston
St., Philadelphia, Pa. Mechanical draftsman.
1. Forrest Franklin'", b. Aug. 9, 1886, at Chicago.
2. Bernice'". b. Sep. 1888, at Chicago.
3. Charles'", b. Oct. 1889, at Chicago.
V. Arthur MarceP, b. Oct. 15, i860, at East Troy, where he resides.
Machinist.
VI. Fanny", b. Aug. 27, 1862, at East Troy. m. there March i, 1892,
Elmer E. Watrous. res. East Troy, Wis.
Monroe Heath=Julia' Dickerman.
146. Julia* Dickerman, dau. of Henry' and Catharine (Trask)
Dickerman (John*, John", Abraham^ Abraham', Abraham^,
Thomas'), b. Nov. 25, 1829, at Norwich, Chenango Co., N. Y. m.
Sep. I, 1853, at Jefferson, Ills., Monroe Heath, b. March 27, 1827,
at Grafton, New Hampshire, d. Oct. 21, 1894, at Ashville, N. C.
He was engaged in his lifetime in the paint and oil business and
organized the Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Co., 170-172
Randolph St., Chicago. In June 1876 he was elected Mayor of
Chicago to fill an unexpired term ; re-elected in 1877 and served
a full term which expired in April 1879. res. 5806 Rosalie Court,
Chicago,
I. Alice" Heath, b. July 21, 1854, at Chicago, d. there May 22, 1855.
248 FROM VERMONT TO NEW YORK.
II. Helen Eugenia' Heath, b. May 17, 1856, at Chicago, m. there June
10, 1879, Elliott Durand, b. Jan. 10, 1847, at Colchester, Vt. A
paint and color manufacturer, res. 5712 Rosalie Court, Chicago.
I. Myrtle Heath'" Durand, b. March 19, 1880, at Chicago.
I. Elliott^" Durand, Jr., b. March 30, 1883, at Chicago.
3. Eugene'" Durand, b. April 15, 1887, at Chicago.
III. Ernest Warren" Heath, b. Jan. 21, 1858, at Chicago, m. Nov. 15,
1881, at Louisville, Ky., Florence Hamilton, b. there July 5, 1858.
Paint and color manufacturer, with Heath & Milligan M'f'g Co.
res. 5744 Rosalie Court, Chicago.
I. Hazel'" Heath, b. Jan. i, 1884, at Chicago.
IV. Maud Myrtle" Heath, b. Aug. 29, 1859, at Jefferson, Ills. m. June 15,
1882, at Chicago, John H. Wood, b. there June 16, 1858. A dry
goods merchant with Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., Chicago, res.
5806 Rosalie Court.
1. John Heath^" Wood, b. June 24, 1883, at Chicago.
2. Warren Kenneth'" Wood, b. April 27, 1887, at Chicago.
3. Helen Heath" Wood, b. Oct. 2, 1888, at Chicago, d. Oct. 6, 1888.
V. Arthur Monroe" Heath, b. Oct. 27, 1863, at Jefferson, m. June 14,
1888, at Chicago, Jessie Jackman, b. March 7, 1869, at St. Louis,
Mo. Paint and color manufacturer, with Heath & Milligan
M'f'g Co. res. 184 51st St., Chicago.
1. Florence Genevieve" Heath, b. June 20, 1889, at Chicago.
2. Monroe'" Heath, b. Jan. 20, 1893, at Chicago.
Ebenezer B. Hovey= Esther' Dickerman.
135. Esther' Dickerman, dau. of John" and Thankful (Smith)
Dickerman (John\ Abraham*, Abraham', Abraham'', Thomas'), b.
Dec. 21, 1792, at Brattleboro, Vermont, d. Jan. 13, 1871, at Wash-
ington, D. C; her grave is at Cleveland, O. m. (i) Nov. 17, 181 1,
at Rockdale, N. Y., Ebenezer Bowen Hovey, b. July, 1790, d. July
10, 1827, at Guilford, N. Y., a farmer ; m. (2) Jan. 1814, at Oberlin,
O., James Gates, who died about seven weeks after. Children all
by the first marriage, and born at Unadilla with one exception.
I. Hial Dickerson^b. Sep. 20, 181 2, d. Jan. 12, 1880, at Knoxville, Tenn.
m. Oct. 17, 1838, at Masonville, N. Y., Hannah Olivia Smith, b.
there March 19, 1818, d.Oct. 19, 1880, at Strongsville, Ohio.
EBENEZER B. HOVEY. 249
1. Mary Olivia', b. Sep. 10, 1840, at Rockdale, N. Y., d. Nov. 26, 1867,
at East Cleveland, O.
2. Frances Cordelia^ b. Nov. 27, 1848, at Coventry, N. Y., d. April 4,
1880, at Washington, D. C.
3. Howard Dickerman^ b. June 2, 1861, at Cleveland, d. April 18, 1883,
at Washington.
II. Caroline Augusta^ b. Jan. 11, 181 5, d. Nov. 14, 1873, at "Washington,
m. June 12, 1840, at Oberlin, Nehemiah Cobb, b. Oct. 6, 1808, at
Cawer, Plymouth Co., Mass., d. Feb. 15, 1894, at Washington.
1. Catherine Virginia' Cobb, b. Nov. 27, 1844, at Guilford, d. Jan. 13,
1892, at Washington.
2. Frederick Hovey' Cobb, b. Nov. 14, 1848, at Florence, N. Y., d.
April 15, 1S82, at Washington.
III. Catherine^ b. Sep. 29, 1816. m. Oct. 19, 1836, at Homer, N. Y.,
Nathaniel Bradley Bartlett, b. Feb. 11, 1809, at East Haven, Conn.,
d. Jan. 18, 1893, at Washington, res. 141 2 G St. N. W., Washing-
ton, D. C.
1. Deles H.» Bartlett, b. Sep. 7, 1838, at Oberlin, d. Sep. 14, 1838.
2. Lester A.' Bartlett, b. Feb. 22, 1840, at Oberlin, d. July 15, 1888, at
Atlantic City, N. J. m. Feb. 22, 1864, at Kent, Conn., Charlotte
Van Wyck, b. March 23, 1842, at Fishkill, N. Y., d. Aug. 11, 1865,
at Washington.
i. John Lowio Bartlett, b. June 27, 1865. at Washington, m. Jan. 31, 1893,
at Windsor, Conn., Annie Gertrude Albee, b. Nov. 17, 1869, at North
Reading, Mass. res. Windsor, Conn.
a Katherine" Bartlett, b.Jan. 25, 1896, at Windsor.
3. Frederick W.' Bartlett, b. Sep. 15, 1846, at Oberlin, d. there July 16,
1848.
IV. Harriet NEWELL^ b. April 20, 1818. m. Lucius Smith. (147)
V, Mary Jane^, b. March 6, 1820, d. March 12. 1854, at Cleveland, m.
Aug. 27, 1841, Alvan R. Brown, b. Dec. 22, 1816, at Brimfield,
Mass. A carpenter, res. 165 Adelbert Ave., Cleveland, O.
1. Julia Frances' Brown, b. Oct. 20, 1842, at Richland, Kalamazoo Co.,
Mich., d. Jan. 10, 1875. m. July 11, 1866, at Galesburg, 111.,
Franklin B. Fox, b, Jan. 7, 1837, at New Commerstown, O. Presi-
dent of "The Fox Furnace Co.," Cleveland, O. res. 133 Craw-
ford Road, Cleveland.
i. Ernest Comenius'" Fox, b. April 4, 1870, at Cleveland. Secretary and
treasurer of " The Fox Furnace Co." res. with his father.
2. Edwin Hovey' Brown, b. June 16, 1847, at Oberlin. m. June 3, 1872,
at Washington, Lucy Rovena Green, b. April 13, 1847, at Swanton,
250 FROM VERMONT TO NEW YORK.
Vt. res. 1121 B St. N. E., Washington, D. C. Clerk in the Pen-
sion Office.
i. Catherine Francesi" Brown, b. Nov. 11, 1873, ^.t Washington, d. there
May 5, 1875.
ii. Elmer Hovey'" Brown, b. July 7, 1876, at Washington, res. with his
parents,
iii. Bessie Louise'" Brown, b. March 7, 1880, at Washington, res. with her
parents.
3. Caroline Augusta' Brown, b. Jan. 16, 1852, at Oberlin. m July i,
1874, at Cleveland, Henry Lewis Godden, b. Jan. 4, 1851, at Troy,
Geauga Co., O., d. June 30, 1894, at Morrison, Iowa. A physician,
res. Morrison.
i. Lewis Russell'" Godden, b. July 21, 1875, at Farmingdale, 111. Teacher.
res. Morrison,
ii. Edwin Morris'" Godden, b. July 26, 1S80, at W^ythe, 111. res. Morrison,
iii. Sarah Catherine'" Godden, b. March 8, 1883, at Morrison.
VI. Fanny Woodbury^ b. Sep. 15, 1822. m. May 25, 1848, at Oberlin,
John J. Low, who died April 24, 1888, at Cleveland. A merchant,
res. 773 Republic St., Cleveland.
Vn. Phebe^, b. June 5, 1826, at Guilford, N. Y., d. there March 24, 1827.
Esther' Dickerman, the wife of Ebenezer B. Hovey, and mother
of this family, was a woman of deep religious life and whole-
hearted in everything she undertook. When she gave herself to
Christ, she had a clear apprehension that He was henceforth to be
her guide and friend, and although she passed through many
severe trials, she had the consciousness of divine sympathy and
support.
After the death of Mr. Hovey, the care of the family came upon
her. She at once asked how she might give them superior educa-
tional advantages and made a home for them, first at Hamilton,
N. Y., then at Homer, and finally at Oberlin, Ohio. In each of
these places she found what she had sought and the results showed
the wisdom of her course.
She was eminently a woman of prayer, especially in her later
years, and appointed for herself particular subjects of prayer, like
" Greater Consecration for Herself," " Her Children and Grand-
children," " Our Nation and Rulers, Generals, Oflicers and Sol-
diers, Slaves and those liberated."
She entered with all her heart into the great anti-slavery move-
ment and into every other true reform. She believed in high
attainments in the Christian life and earnestly sought them for
herself and for others.
LUCIUS SMITH. 251
Lucius Smith = Harriet N.' Hovey.
147. Harriet Newell* Hovey, dau. of Ebenezer B. and Esther'
(Dickerman) Hovey, b. April 20, 1818, at Unadilla. m. Aug. 31,
1841, at Oberlin, O., Lucius Smith, a clergyman, b. Dec. 3, 181 1,
at Keene, New Hampshire, d. Jan. 12, 1893, at Washington, res.
Litchfield, Medina Co., O.
I. George Herman*, b. June 16, 1842, at Walton, Delaware Co., N. Y.
m. Aug. 27, 1864, at Homestead, Mich., Laura Jeannette Kirkland.
b. June 10, 1848, at Vienna, N. Y. res. Homestead. Farmer.
1. Fannie Low'", b. Sep. 14, 1865, at Homestead, res. there. Teacher.
2. Lottie Esther"*, b. Feb. 17, 1867, at Strongsville, O. res. Homestead.
3. Frank Augustus'", b. Aug. 18, 1868, at Strongsville. m. Feb. 22, 1894,
Agnes Taylor, res. Homestead. Engineer.
4. Jessie L.'", b. April 10, 1870, at Strongsville. m. Aug. 27, 1892, at
Homestead, Everett Baker, b. Nov. 17, i86o, at Pierpont, O. res.
Homestead.
i. Helen Louise^ Baker, b. June 20, 1893, at Homestead.
5. Lucius E.'", b. July 23, 1872, at Strongsville. res. Homestead. Clerk.
6. George Howard'", b. July 6, 1874, at Strongsville. res. with his par-
ents.
7. Julia'", b. March 2, 1876, at Strongsville, d. March 16, 1876.
8. Grace E.'", b. July 31, 1877, at Strongsville.
9. Hattie E.'", b. May 26, 18S0, at Strongsville.
10. Walter H.'", b. Oct. 17, 1882, at Homestead.
11. Olive M.'", b. Sep. 21, 1885, at Homestead.
n. William Wilberforce*, b. Aug. i, 1845, at Wellington, Lorain Co., O.
m. Oct. 12, 1869, at Strongsville, Paulina Pomeroy, b. there Aug.
19, 1849. res. Litchfield, Medina Co., O. Proprietor of flouring
mills. Children all born at Strongsville, and res. at Litchfield.
1. Helen Louise'", b. Jan. i, 1872.
2. Katherine Pauline'", b. Nov. 30, 1875.
3. Alice Elizabeth'", b. Feb. 26, 1878.
4. Margaret Imogene'", b. Oct. 25, 1882.
5. Fanny Pomeroy'", b. May 17, 1886.
6. Harriet Keziah'", b. May 19, 1888.
HL Alice Amelia^ b. Oct. 9, 1849, at Middleburg, O. m. Aug. 20, 1872,
at Washington, D. C, George Hyde Lee, a physician, b. Nov. 26,
1849, at Hudson, O. res. 1325 Vermont Ave., Washington.
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1. Colton H)'de'° Lee, b. Aug. i, 1874, at Strongsville. Receiving teller
of " The American Security Loan and Trust Co.," of Washington.
2. Henry Holbrook'" Lee, b. Sep. 28, 1876, at Strongsville. Clerk of
" The American Security Loan and Trust Co."
3. Frederick Cobb'" Lee, b. April 26, 1884, at Washington. Student.
IV. Fannie Low^ b. Sep. 26, 1858. at New Philadelphia, O., d. June 10,
1862, at Cleveland.
John Bard = Charlotte' Dickerman.
136. Charlotte' Dickerman, dau. of John" and Thankful (Smith)
Dickerman (John^, Abraham'', Abraham^, Abraham^, Thomas'), b.
June 13, 1 795, at Brattleboro, Vt., d. Jan. 1 7, 1843, at Rockdale, N. Y.
m. about 1820, in Otsego Co., N. Y., John Bard, a farmer, b. at
Adams, Jefferson Co., N. Y., d. in 1840, at Piqua, Miami Co., O.
I. Marcus A.^, b. Sep. 14, 1824, at Guilford, N. Y., d. July i, 1882, at
Cleveland, O. m. Oct. 11, 1849, at Montville, Geauga Co., O.,
Contentia Hart, b. June i8, 1827, at Westfield, Mass. res. No.
1783 Detroit St., Cleveland.
1. Fred Delos\ b. Nov. 14, 1850, at Montville. m. May 28, 1878, at
Cleveland, Emily Morris, b. May 30, 1857, in Herefordshire, Eng-
land, res. Cleveland. Painter. Children all born at Cleveland.
i. Marcus M.", b. Aug. 8, 1878.
ii. Frank R. '", b. June 20, 1880.
iii. Harry H.'», b. Dec. 11, 1882.
iv. Jessie'", b. Feb. 13, 1885.
V. John C.'o, b. Aug. 10, 1887.
vi. Hattie'", b. June 7, 1890.
vii. Annie'", b. Dec. 19, 1893.
2. Frank^ b. Sep. 22, 1851, at Painesville, O., d. there Dec. 23, 1854.
3. Charlotte', b. June 24, 1857, at Newberg, O., d. there Feb. 19, 1858.
4. Myra Eveline', b. Dec. 19, 1858, at Newburg. m. March 15, 1881, at
Cleveland, Charles Henry Hale, b. May 24, 1856, at Cleveland, a
motorman on the Cleveland Electric Railway, res. 119 Miles Ave.,
Cleveland.
i. Charles Clarencei" Hale, b. Sep. 5, 1886, at Cleveland.
5. John R.', b. Dec. 30, 1862, at East Cleveland, O.
6. Harry H.*, b. Aug. 25, 1869, at East Cleveland, O. m. June 14, 1893,
at Cleveland, Henrietta Lutz, b. there March 25, 1869. res. 35
Meloin St., Cleveland.
NATHANIEL' DICKERMAN. 253
Nathaniel' Dickerman=Mary Ann Ferry.
137. Nathaniel' Dickerman, son of John" and Thankful
(Smith) Dickerman (John^, Abraham^ Abraham^, Abraham',
Thomas'), b. Sep. 27, 1797, at Brattleboro, Vt., d. Dec. 4, 1845, ^.t
Masonville, N. Y. m. May 9, 1832, at Masonville, Mary Ann
Ferry, b. Jan. 4, 1809, at Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., d. July
6, 1859, at Masonville. She m. (2) July 8, 1856, Erastus S. Steb-
bins. Nathaniel Dickerman was a farmer.
I. John Henry^, b. March 10, 1833, at Guilford, N. Y., d. there April
24, 1833.
II. Norris Henry^, b. March 16, 1834, at Guilford, d. Oct. i, 1896 at
Cleveland, Ohio. m. Nov. 11, 1863, at Masonville, Adelaide Hyde,
b. Sep. 7, 1834, at Bainbridge, Chenango Co., N. Y. res. 852 Doan
St., Cleveland.
1. Normie', b. July il, 1866, at Newburg, O., d. there March i, 1867,
2. John'', b. May 29, 1868, at Newburg. m. Sep. 5, 1894, at Washington,
D. C, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, res. 852 Doan St., Cleveland.
Student.
III. Sidney Ferry®, b. Sep. 30, 1835, at Guilford, m. there Oct. 16, 1867,
Addie Whiting, b. Jan. 12, 1843, at Guilford, res. West Winsted,
Conn. Hardware merchant.
IV. Achsah Smith^ b. April 22, 1838, at Masonville, d. July 25, 1867, at
Tifhn, O. m. Feb. 23, i860, at Cleveland, Edmund Beckwith, b.
Oct. 14, 1836, at Nelson, Portage Co. A physician, res. Petaluma,
Cal.
1. Mary' Beckwith, b. April 24, i86r, near Springfield, Ills. res. Peta-
luma.
2. Nettie'' Beckwith, b. May 24, 1865, at Burton, Geauga Co., O. res.
Janesville, Wis. Teacher in Asylum for the Blind.
V. Albert^ b. March 26, 1840, at Masonville. in. July 15, 1871, at Man-
chester, Mich., Eva C. Stone, b. July 22, 1848, at Leroy, Lake Co.,
O. res. Watsonville, Cal.
1. Kate', b. March 31, 1874, at Hillsdale, Mich. res. Watsonville.
2. Florence", b. June 28, 1876, at Hillsdale, d. there Nov. 22, 1877.
3. Alice", b. Jan. 19, 1880, at Hillsdale, d. Dec. 27, 1889, at Muskegon,
Mich.
4. an infant son, b. July 25, 1889, at Muskegon, died same day.
VI. Mary Elizabeth^ b. Dec. 15, 1841, at Masonville. m. Feb. 10, 1864,
at Cleveland, Charles E. Palmer, b. June 19, 1839, at Chester,
Geauga Co., O., a hoop and stave manufacturer, res. Fostoria, O.
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I. Nellie' Palmer, b. Jan 26, 1865, near Gower, Mo. m. Sep. i, 1885,
Marion Markwood Miller, b. Nov. 20, 1863, at Zanesville, Ind.
Treasurer of "American Stave and Cooperage Co.," Fisher's Build-
ing, 89 State St., Boston, Mass.
i. Helen Gertrudeio Miller, b. Nov. 26, 1887, at Toledo, O.
VII. an infant son, d. Aug. 21, 1843.
VIII. Julia Emeline^ b. Nov. i, 1845, at Masonville, d. there Oct. 4, 1850.
Nathaniel' Dickerman, though born in Brattleboro, Vt., spent
most of his life in Guilford and Masonville, New York. He
received his education in the common schools and was a farmer.
He engaged also in lumbering to some extent and used to run
lumber down the Susquehanna river. He served as Constable
and afterwards as Justice of the Peace. It is said, though, that few
cases were ever tried before him and that in the great majority of
cases he prevailed upon the parties to settle their controversies
themselves. He was not married until he was thirty-five years
old. He was at one time in comfortable circumstances as to prop-
erty, but signed or endorsed notes with other parties and was
obliged to pay them, or he did pay them, although it is said he
could not have been held upon some of them. He scorned the
idea, however, of any evasion and paid them in full, though it took
nearly all the property he had to do it. He worked very hard
after that to support his young family. After he moved to Mason-
ville he served one year as Township Treasurer. He was a mem-
ber of the Presbyterian Church, a most devoted Christian, and had
the universal respect of everyone who knew him, as a man of per-
fect honesty, sincere piety and exemplary character.
The pastor of his church at Masonville, in writing to one of his
sons, many years afterwards, made use of this language in refer-
ence to him :
" I do not know how well you remember your father, for you
were very young when he died, but my right hand will forget its
cunning before I forget him. He was my counsellor and friend
the first year of my ministry. Being a stranger to the people and
new to the work, your father, as opportunity offered, would drop
in and in a few words give me hints of inestimable value. Let
occur what might, for it was a time of tremendous storms and
tempests in the Church, Nathaniel Dickerman was a rock on
which I could always lean. There were great divisions and hard-
nesses, but from all these he was free and could act as a peace-
MARY ANN FERRY. 255
maker between the parties. His friendly counsels and conciliatory
course were of great worth, so that there was no man to whom I
could go and speak with such confidence as to him. His days
were shortened, no doubt, by the adversities which came upon
him and extreme anxiety and labor for the support of his rising
family."
The principal legacy he left to his children was that of a good
name, but the fragrance of that has been a constant blessing to
them. Some of them hardly remember his looks, but the reputa-
tion w^hich he left, the high regard in which he was held by those
who knew him, the character which he sustained, and the example
which he set for them have stimulated and nerved them for many
a hard struggle and they bless and cherish his name as a heritage
beyond all price. If they have met with any success in life, they
gratefully acknowledge that it has been largely due to the teach-
ings and example of such a father and a mother who was his
worthy companion.
Mary Ann Ferry was born in Brunswick, Rensellaer County,
New York. Her father's ancestor came to this country some time
in the seventeenth century. Her mother was a Smith and one of
the seventh generation, in descent, from the same Lieut. Samuel
Smith who was the ancestor of her husband's mother, though in a
different line. She was herself the oldest of a family of nine and
assisted materially in the house. She was educated in the common
schools, and taught school in Masonville and Guilford, at or near
Rockdale. At the latter place she made the acquaintance of her
first husband. She was married at the age of twenty-three and
lived with her husband in Guilford and Masonville until he died
in 1845. Their married life was a happy one. At the time of his
death she was left with a family of six children, the oldest of whom
was eleven years of age, and the youngest born during her hus-
band's last illness, with a home unpaid for, and a very little per-
sonal property. She was aided to some extent by her relatives
and friends, and the second son was adopted and reared by one of
her sisters and her husband. With her other five children she
struggled for a living. For the first few years it was hard work to
make both ends meet and to save eighteen dollars each year to pay
the interest upon the debt they owed for their home. She worked
hard, became a fairly good tailoress, earned what she could work-
ing for others, spun the yarn, wove the cloth and made the gar-
ments for her children. The children did what they could to
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assist, working at home or for others, and as they grew older
accomplished more. In 1850 the youngest child died. She was a
sweet and lovely girl, a beautiful singer, a universal favorite, and
a great comfort to her mother, brothers and sisters. Her death
came with crushing effect upon them all. When the oldest son
was eighteen he commenced teaching school winters. They
always had a good garden, some chickens, a pig, a cow or two, a
fair supply of fruit, and sold a little butter and some eggs. All
did what they could and after a time the clouds began to roll
away. By the time the oldest son was twenty they had the home
paid for. The family broke up that year, 1854, and were separated
until 1856, when the mother remarried. In 1857 they moved to
Cleveland, O.
In 1859 she went back to Masonville to visit her mother and
friends, and while there was taken ill and died. In all her strug-
gles to live and rear her family she never lost heart or courage.
She was a sincere and devoted Christian and her absolute faith
and implicit trust in God buoyed her up. She continued family
prayers after her husband's death and was a constant attendant at
church and prayer-meetings. Few people were more expressive
in prayer than she. She wrestled for a blessing and was always
comforted and soothed by prayer whenever her labors and trials
appeared for the moment to be greater than she could bear. To
anyone in sorrow or trouble or prostrated with illness she was a
great comforter. Those of her children still living look back upon
that home as a sacred shrine, a place hallowed by the most tender
associations, and the recollection of it has always been a strong
incentive to labor in honorable callings and to achieve honorable
results. There have been struggles and contests, but they have
been manfully and gratefully accepted. Who shall venture to
predict how far that mother's influence will extend ? Such
mothers help to make and build a nation, strong and abiding as
the Eternal hills.
Albert" Dickerman was born and reared upon a farm among the
hills of Masonville, N. Y. His father having died when he was
five years of age, he assisted his mother, brothers and sisters in
obtaining a livelihood, attending District school until he was six-
teen years of age. At that age he attended an academy in Che-
nango County two terms. At the age of seventeen he moved with
his people to Cleveland, Ohio. From that time until he went into
the army, he was studying and teaching, a part of the time in
albert' dickerman, 257
Chester, Ohio, about six months at Oberlin, Ohio, and about a
year and a quarter in Missouri, where he was when the war broke
out and where he witnessed a good deal of feeling and excitement.
In July 1862, he enlisted as a private in Co. "E" 105th Regi-
ment of Ohio Infantry. On reaching camp he was appointed Ser-
geant Major, after about four months Second Lieutenant, two
months later First Lieutenant, in which capacity he served until
the close of the war, twice declining a Captain's commission. His
regiment was in the Fourteenth Army Corps, under Thomas and
later Sherman, participating in the movements of that corps,
through Kentucky and Tennessee ; in the Atlanta campaign ; the
March to the Sea ; through the Carolinas to Goldsboro ; to
Raleigh, Richmond and Washington, and taking part in the
Grand Review. It was mustered out and disbanded in June 1865.
Of the subject of this sketch, Judge Albion W. Tourgee, who wrote
the history of the regiment, makes vise of this language :
" He was a man of strong character and brilliant qualities, sys-
tematic, prompt, cool, and courageous, one of those men who
never lose their heads nor forget, nor omit, any routine duty. His
career since the close of the war has fully justified the promise of
his military service."
After he was mustered out he studied law at Union Law College
in Cleveland, Ohio, and was admitted to practice in June 1866. In
August of that year he located at Hillsdale, Mich. While living
there he served for three years as Director of the Public Schools,
for four years as Circuit Court Commissioner, for four years as
Probate Judge, and represented the County in the State Senate,
during the general session of 1881 and the special session of 1882,
practicing his profession in the mean time.
In the spring of 1883, he moved to Muskegon, Mich. There he
served two years as member of the Board of Trustees of the Pub-
lic Schools, and in 1887 was elected Circuit Judge of the Four-
teenth Judicial Circuit, and served in that capacity six years. At
the close of his term he declined to be a candidate for re-election,
and in 1894 moved to Watsonville, Cal., where he now resides and
is practicing his profession. In 1869 he published a small pam-
phlet, containing a record of his grandfather's family, and he has
always taken a deep interest in the genealogy of the family.
The part of this work relating to the descendants of John* and Thankful (Smith)
Dickerman is from Judge Dickerman ; and especial honor is due to him as the
earliest historian of the family. — Ed.
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258 FROM VERMONT TO NEW YORK.
Sherman Clark=Nancy' Dickerman.
138. Nancy' Dickfrman, dau. of John" and Thankful (Smith)
Dickerman (John', Abraham*, Abraham', Abraham^, Thomas'), b.
Dec. 23, 1799, at Brattleboro, Vt., d. Dec. 31, 1873, at Pulaski, N. Y.
m. Sep. 18, 1 817, at Guilford, N. Y., Sherman Clark, b. Oct. 28,
1795, at Columbia, Windham Co., Conn., d. May 11, 1880, at
Pulaski.
I. Jones Dickerman^ b. May 17, 1818, at Guilford, d. June 5, 1890, at
Mexico, N. Y. m. Dec. 2, 1841, at Guilford, Ruth C. Clark, b.
there Aug. 14, 1823. res. Prattham, N. Y., where their children
were all born.
1. Mary E.', b. Feb. 10, 1845. m. (i) Jan. 9, 1865, at Mexico, N. Y.,
Eugene W. Tripp, a farmer, b. July 5, 1840, d. Jan. 2, 1879. at
Prattham. m. (2) Sep. 16, 1880, at Prattham, George W. Emery,
res. Prattham.
i. Addie Clarki" Tripp, b. Oct. 6, 1865, at Prattham. m. there Feb. 5, 1889,
Mead C. France.
2. Nelson M.^, b. June 11, 1S47, d. Feb. 5, 1864, at Auburn, N. Y.
3. Nancy A.^ b. May 17, 1849, d. March 7, 1865, at Prattham.
4. Herbert A.^ b. Oct 6, 1853. m. Nov. 27, 1878, at Prattham, Dora E.
Meygint. res. McMinnville, Tenn. Farmer.
5. Burton D.^ b. May 7, 186S. m. Dec. 14, 1893, at Union Square, N. Y.,
Irene Halsey, b. there June 4, 1873. res. Prattham, where their
children were born. Farmer.
i. Elsieio, b. Oct. 22, 1895.
ii. Arts'", b. Oct. 22, 1S95, twin with Elsie.
II. Julia A. ^ b. Oct. 8, 1819, at Guilford, d. Jan. 14, 1865, at Mexico.
N. Y. m. Nov. 9, 1837, at Guilford, Joseph Peckham, a farmer, b.
July 2, 181 5, at Schoharie, N. Y., d. Aug. 31, 1864, at Mexico.
1. Frances M." Peckham, b. June 22, 1840, at Unadilla, N. Y., d. Dec. 26,
if^62, at Pulaski.
2. Ariel' Peckham, b. Sep. 3, 1842, at Unadilla, d. at Union Square, N. Y.
m. Jan. 1867, at Wellsboro, Pa., Mary Clark. Farmer.
3. John Clark^ Peckham, b. Aug. 6, 1861, at Pulaski, d. there Nov. 6,
1891. m. there Sep. 11, 1884, Mary E. Parsons, b. May 10, 1863, at
Greene Co., N. Y. Merchant.
i. Lula Clark'" Peckham, b. Nov. 6, 1887, at Pulaski, d. there Feb. 6, 1888.
III. James A.^ b. Aug 17, 1821, at Guilford, d. June 13, 1887, at Pulaski,
m. April 20, 1846, at Mexico, Helen A. Lane, b. April 22, 1825, at
SHERMAN CLARK. 259
Mexico, d. July 22, 1893, at Pulaski. He was President of Pulaski
National Bank. Children all born at Pulaski.
1. Louis James', b. Aug. 18, 1852. m. Sep. 2, 1874, at Pulaski, Ella M.
Klock, b. Nov. 5, 1854, at Scriba, N. Y. President Pulaski
National Bank. Children all born at Pulaski.
i. Mable Anna'", b. July 10, 1875.
ii. Frederick Austin'", b. Feb. 20, 1877. Bookkeeper in the Bank,
iii. Arthur Edward'", b. April 19, 1880.
iv. Emily Lucretia'", b. Aug. 8, 1886.
2. Nellie Theresa', born March 4, 1857. m. June 5, 1878, at Pulaski,
Charles A. Peck, b. Aug. 10, 185?, at Mexico, where they reside.
Merchant.
i. James Clark' ° Peck, b. July 18, 1887, at Mexico.
3. Edward Lane', b. May 10, i860, d. Jan. 18, 1888, at Pulaski, m. June
17, 1885, at Mexico, Susie D. Hartson.
IV. Charles A.^ b. July 17, 1823, at Guilford, m, Oct. 14, 1858, at New
York City, Cornelia Kostright, b. there Sep. 11, 1830. res. Pulaski.
Retired banker.
I. Charles Kostright', b. March 16, 1865, at Pulaski, m. there Aug. 31,
1887, Kate Doan, b. there July 21, 1867. Gentleman of leisure.
i. Alice Doan'», b. Feb. 23, 1889, at Pulaski.
ii. Lucile Kostrighti", b. June 6, 1893, at Pulaski.
V. Sherman, Jr.^ b. April 12, 1827, at Unadilla, N. Y., d. Dec. 24, 1894,
at Pulaski, m. Oct. 24, 1854, at Oswego, N. Y., Sarah Maria
Woodbourne, b. Feb. 13, 1838, at Day well, near Oswestry, Eng-
land, res. Pulaski. Merchant.
1. Cora W.', b. Oct. 5, 1858, at Oswego, d. Jan. 8, 1896, at Pulaski, m.
there April 20, 18S1, Dr. G. W. Betts.
2. Elizabeth Cornelia', b. Oct. 28, 1862, at Pulaski, m. there Feb, 12,
1885, Fred. W. Sharp, b. there Feb. g, 1859. A commercial trav-
eler, res. Pulaski.
i. Josephine" Sharp, b. Feb. g, 1887, at Pulaski.
ii. Harold'" Sharp, b. Sep. 15, 1889, at Pulaski, d. there Jan. 10, 1891.
3. Anne E.^ b. Oct. 30, 1871, at Pulaski, res. there,
4. Jessie Woodbourne^, b. Aug. 9, 1874, at Pulaski, res. there.
VI, Emeline^, b. May 24, 1829, at Unadilla. m. Dec. 16, i85i,at Pulaski,
John Crawford, b. Feb. 18, i83i,at Callon, Ireland, a summer inn-
keeper at Old Forge, N. Y. res. Oneida, N. Y.
260 FROM VERMONT TO NEW YORK.
1. Nerissa J.' Crawford, b. Sep. 5, 1852, at Oneida, m. there Feb. 17,
1875, Elverton C. Stark, b. May 10, 1842, at Higginsville, N. Y., a
general agent for life insurance, res. Portland, Oregon.
i. Everett C.'» Stark, b. Feb. 25, 187S, at Oneida,
ii. Earl B.'" Stark, b. April 20, 1882, at Oneida,
iii. Walter S.'-" Stark, b. Sep. 23, 1885, at Oneida,
iv. Margrette" Stark, b. Dec. 4, 1888, at Oneida.
2. Kate C.^ Crawford, b. March 18, 1854, at Syracuse, N. Y. m. Sep.
30, 1874, at Oneida, James H. Niles, b. April 11, 1850, at George-
town, N. Y., a furniture dealer, res. Oneida.
i. Mary Belle'" Niles, b. Dec. 13, 1881, at Oneida,
ii. Bessie Crawford'" Niles, b. Aug. 18, 1883, at Oneida,
iii. Alexander Hamiltoni" Niles, b. July 11, 1887, at Oneida.
3. Ella L.' Crawford, b. June 17, 1858, at Oneida, m. (i) there Sep. 18,
1878, Charles S. Halliday, who died July 20, 1892. m. (2) Oct. 20,
1895, at Oneida, Elmer Blair, b. Jan. i, 1857, at Albany, N. Y.,
where they reside.
i. Carrol J.'" Halliday, b. Nov. 17, 1879, at Syracuse, N. Y.
4. Emma J.'' Crawford, b. June 3, 1862, at Oneida, m. there April 16,
1887, Dr. E. H. Gray, b. July 4, i860, at Brookfield, N. Y. a phy-
sician, res. Rochester, N. Y.
i. Leon Crawford'" Gray, b. Jan. 25, 1889, at Rochester.
VII. Henry B.^, b. April 16, 1831, at Unadilla. m. Oct. 9, 1855, at Ash-
ville, Chatauqua Co., N. Y., Addie E. Williams, b. there Nov. 6,
1834. res. Pulaski. Merchant.
1. Addie^, b. Nov. i, 1874, at Pulaski, d. there Feb. 3, 1876.
2. Kathleen Williams', b. Nov. 16, 1876, at Pulaski.
VIII. Elizabeth^ b. Jan. 31, 1835, at Unadilla. m. (i) July i, 1858, at
Pulaski, F. E. Trowbridge, d. Feb. 23, 1862 ; m. (2) April 15, 1875,
at Pulaski, A. Z. McCarty, d. April 23, 1879. res. Pulaski.
IX. Catherine^, b. April 5, 1837, at Unadilla. m. Sep. 4, 1867, at Pulaski,
W. B. Dixon, b. Aug. 27, 1833, at Paris, Oneida Co., N. Y., a
retired banker, res. Pulaski.
I. Nancy Clark' Dixon, b. Feb. 12, 1870, at Pulaski, m. there Jan. 5,
1892, Irving G. Hubbs, b. Nov. 18, 1870, at Sandy Creek, N. Y.
a lawyer. Special County Judge.
i. Catherine Dixon'" Hubbs, b. Nov. 5, 1894, at Pulaski, d. there Nov. 15,
X. Susan*, b. March 9, 1839, at Unadilla. m. May 4, 1864, at Pulaski,
Samuel D. Bentley, b. there Aug. 6, 1837, a commercial traveller,
res. Pulaski, where their children were born.
WILLIAM C. SLITER. 261
1. Samuel D." Bentley, Jr., b. May 26, 1867, d. Dec. 1874.
2. Sherman C Bentley, b. April 10, 1870.
XI. Cyrus S.^ b. March 18, 1843, at Guilford, m. Jan. 10, 1866, at Pulaski,
Sarah S. Bentley, b. there May i, 1844. res. Oneida. Commercial
traveller. Children all born at Pulaski.
1. William', b. Dec. 25, 1869. res. Oneida. Commercial traveller.
2. Grace E.^ b. May 11, 1872.
3. Sarah B.^ b. June 18, 1^75.
4. Alton Williams^ b. April 2, 1877.
William C. Sliter= Sarah' Dickerman.
139. Sarah' Dickerman, dau. of John° and Thankful (Smith)
Dickerman (John^, Abraham*, Abraham', Abraham^, Thomas'), b.
June 16, 1801, at Guilford, N. Y., d. Jan. 27, 1868, near Rockdale,
N. Y. m. Oct. 22, 1820, William C. Sliter, b. Dec. 11, 1793, at
Sidney, Delaware Co., N. Y., d. April 3, 1864, near Rockdale in
the town of Unadilla, N. Y., a farmer.
I. Permelia A.^ b. March 16, 1823, at Unadilla, N. Y. m. Oct. 2, 1842,
at Guilford, N. Y., Frederick S. Van Bergen, b. Jan. 23, 1818, at
Courtright, Del. Co., N. Y., d. June 9, 1873, at Oak Park, Ills. res.
322 South Boulevard, Oak Park.
1. Mary E.' Van Bergen, b. May 22, 1847, at Troy, N. Y. m. June 24,
1874, at Oak Park, William H. Owens, b. Feb. 28, 1838, at Rayn-
ham, Mass.. business clerk in ticket auditor's oflBce C. and N. W.
Ry. Co., Chicago, res. 322 South Boulevard, Oak Park.
2. William Fred' Van Bergen, b. Aug. 27, 1849, at Troy, N. Y. m. Feb.
9, 1875, at Lansing, Mich., Ella M. Wood, b. Feb. 5, 1855, at
Albany, N. Y. Ticket auditor Chicago and N. W. Ry. Co., Chi-
cago, res. 632 Fair Oaks Ave., Oak Park.
i. William C.i" Van Bergen, b. July 27, 1879.
ii. John S.'" Van Bergen, b. Oct. 2, 1885.
iii. Frank P. i" Van Bergen, b. Sep. 13, 1887.
iv. Jessie P.'" Van Bergen, b. May 22, 1889.
II. Mary F.*, b. Dec. 25, 1824, at Unadilla, d. there April 23, 1861. m.
June 15, 1846, at Guilford, Dr. Joseph C. Brett, b. Jan. 8, 1822, d,
Feb. 2, 1857, at Mt. Upton, Chenango Co., N. Y., a physician.
I. Willie L.* Brett, b. May 12, 1851, at Mt. Upton, d. Jan. i, 1891, at
Greeley, Col. Physician.
III. Mahala H.^ b. Feb. 5, 1826, at Unadilla, d. there Oct. 20, 1848.
262 THE GUILFORD FAMILY.
IV. Esther D.^ b. Dec. i8, 1828, at Unadilla. m. Oct. 6, 1854, at Bain-
bridge, N. Y., Heman J. Locke, b. July 13, 1818, at Guilford, a
retired farmer, res. Rockdale, N. Y., where their children were
all born.
1. Addie A.' Locke, b. Oct. 10, 1856. m. Feb. 9, 1880, at Unadilla,
Byron McLagan, a farmer, res. Rockdale, N. Y.
2. Ira S.' Locke, b. June 30, i860, d. April 3, 1861, at Rockdale.
3. Fred W.» Locke, b. April 6, 1863. res. Sherruck, Del. Co., N. Y.
Merchant.
4. Floyd Sliter^ Locke, b. April 6, 1863, d. March 17, 1884, at Rockdale.
V. Lucia A.^ b. March 10, 1830, at Unadilla, d. there April 17, 1852,
VI. William D.^ b. March 25, 1833, at Unadilla, d. there Jan. 22, 1835.
VII. Augusta L.^ b. Dec. 18, 1836, at Unadilla, d. June 26, 1 871, at Ash-
aland, Hanover Co., Va. m. March 12, 1857, at Unadilla, Gilbert
S. Arms, b. Nov. 13, 1832, in Columbia Co., N. Y.
I. Ada M.3 Arms, b. July 25, 1865, at Unadilla, d. there Dec. 29, 1883.
VIII. Frederick W.*, b. Jan. 13, 1845, at Guilford, m. March 13, 1876, at
Jewett Center, N. Y., Celia L. Peck, b. April 27, 1851, at Lexing-
ton, N. Y. res. Unadilla. P. O. Rockdale. Farmer.
1. Bessie E.^, b. Aug. 29, 1877, at Unadilla. res. with her parents.
Student at High School, Sidnej', N. Y.
2. Augusta L.^ b. July 17, 1883, at Unadilla.
Clark' Dickerman = Sarah A. Chandler.
140. Clark^ Dickerman, M.D., son of John" and Thankful
(Smith) Dickerman (John\ Abraham", Abraham^, Abraham",
Thomas'), b. June 12, 1803, at Guilford, d. Aug. 5, 1853, at Har-
ford, Pa. m. (i) there Nov. 29, 1829, Eliza Knapp, who died Nov.
9, 1831 ; m. (2) Oct. 14, 1833, at Gibson, Susquehanna Co., Pa.,
Sarah Adelia Chandler, dau. of James Chandler, b. there July 30,
1815, d. Feb. 3, 1892, at Berwick, Pa. Children all by second mar-
riage and born at Harford.
I. James BedelP, b. Aug. 17, 1834, d. there April 16, 1843.
II. Eugene Durand^ b. April i, 1837, d. there Sep. 17, 1838.
III. Eliza Knapp^ b. April 24, 1839. m. there May 9, 1859, Ralph H.
Eaton, b. May 31, 1 831, at Mount Pleasant, d. there. A commer-
cial man. res. 1502 Genesee St., Syracuse, N. Y.
I. Grace Adelia' Eaton, b. Nov. 31, 1859, at Harford, m. Feb. 19, 1880,
at Berwick, Pa., Francis Lewis Distlehurst, b. July 18, 1852, at
CLARK' DICKERMAN. 263
Cunningham, Pa. A merchant, res. Berwick, where their children
were all born.
i. Heber Dickermanio Distlehurst, b. Feb. 19, 1886.
ii. Doretta'" Distlehurst, b. Dec. 23, 1887.
iii. Ralph Eaton'" Distlehurst, b. Oct. 9, 1889.
iv. Maud Elizabethi" Distlehurst, b. March 29, 1891.
V. Francis Lewis'" Distlehurst, b. Oct. 23, 1892.
vi. Mar}^ Woodin'" Distlehurst, b. Jan. 9, 1895.
2. Elizabeth Mary' Eaton, b. May 2, 1861, at Berwick, res. with her
parents at Syracuse, N. Y.
3. Frederick Heber' Eaton, b. April 15, 1863, at Berwick, m. there
May 5, 1881, Cora Elizabeth Furman, b. May 30, 1864, at Lewis-
burg, Pa. President of Jackson & Woodin Mfg. Co., Berwick, Pa.
i. May Lovely'" Eaton, b. March i, 1882, at Berwick.
4. Maud Woodin' Eaton, b. May 15, 1867, at Berwick, res. with her
mother at Syracuse, N. Y.
IV. Charles Heber*, b. Feb. 3, 1843. ni- March 10, 1869, at Beaver
Meadow, Pa., Joy Carter, b. Dec. 4, 1845, ^t Cornwall, England.
Secretary and treasurer of car works, Milton, Pa.
1. Adelia Margaret', b. May 17, 1871, at Chapman Quarries, Pa. Grad.
Wellesley Coll., 1889. res. with her parents.
2. William Carter', b. Dec. 12, 1874, at Bethlehem, Pa.; at Lehigh Uni-
versity in Senior Class, 1896.
3. Grace Beatrice', b. Dec. 22, 1878, at Bethlehem ; at Wellesley Coll.,
1896. res. with her parents.
4. Joy Chandler', b. April 30, 1884, at Milton, Pa.
V. Payson Kingsbury*, b. Jan. 8, 1845. m. May 11, 1871, at Bethlehem,
Maria Chapman, b. Nov. 10, 1848, at Nazareth, Pa. res. Milton,
Pa. Retired merchant. Children all born at Chapman Quarries.
1. Heber T.', b. Jan. 29, 1872. res. Milton. Molder.
2. Edith Adelia', b. Nov. 16, 1877.
3. Mary Woodin', b. Sep. 6, 1879, d. Nov. 26, 1880.
4. Clement Woodin', b. July 26, 1880.
5. Clark Payson', b. Nov. 6, 1882.
VI. Mary Louisa*, b. Nov. 24, 1847. m. March 10, 1865, at Harford,
Clement R. Woodin, b. Dec. 26, 1844, at Cambria, Pa. Capitalist,
res. Berwick, Pa.
I. William H.' Woodin, b. May 27, 1868, at Berwick, m. Oct. 11, 1889,
at Montrose, Pa., Annie Jessup, b. there March 3, 1867. res. Ber-
wick. Vice President of "The Jackson & Woodin Mfg. Co."
i. Mary Louisa'" Woodin, b. Oct. 31, 1891, at Scranton, Pa.
ii. Annie Jessup'" Woodin, b. April 10, 1894, at New York.
264 THE GUILFORD FAMILY.
Dr. Clark' Dickerman had an academic education, and took a
medical course in Jefferson College, Philadelphia, Pa. After his
graduation there he commenced the practice of his profession at
Guilford, N. Y. Soon after the death of his first wife, in 1831, he
removed to Harford, Susquehanna Co., Pa., where he spent the
remainder of his life. Dr. Dickerman soon acquired an extensive
practice in his profession. With abilities of a high order, possess-
ing a mind both philosophical and practical, he correctly diagnosed
his cases and successfully treated them. He united with excep-
tional talents rare personal gifts and a sympathetic nature, which
made him admired and beloved. Modest and unassuming in his
ways, refined and intelligent in thought, kind and considerate in
feeling, he was regarded as friend, companion and counselor by
those with whom he became associated. In his family relations
he was most happy, being a most devoted husband, and a kind and
affectionate father.
Mrs. Sarah A. Dickerman was the daughter of one of the early
settlers of Gibson. At the age of eighteen she was married to
Dr. Clark. Previous to this she had attended the Harford Uni-
versity. She first united with the Congregational Church, but on
removing to Berwick united with the Presbyterian Church there.
Motherhood had a deep meaning in her life, calling into action
her best energies, keenest judgment and holiest affections. Her
devotion to her children was an inspiration to them, and they owe
much of their success to her cheerfvd and courageous spirit. Her
life was the constant revealing of a warm and affectionate heart.
No one can forget the hearty and gracious manner of her greet-
ings, nor the rare courtesy that touched the best in those with
whom she met and mingled.
Hon. Charles H.* Dickerman is a man of high standing and
influence in that part of Pennsylvania where he lives. The
Milton Record of April S, iSg6, in advocating his nomination for
Congress, uses the following language :
" No candidate could be chosen who would go before the people with a
stronger claim for their suffrages. A broad-minded business man, a keen
observer of public events, conservative and judicious, with fixed notions upon
the great economic and financial questions that are before the people, based
upon careful study and practical knowledge, he is one man out of ten thousand
to fitly represent the varied interests of the state and district.
Mr. Dickerman has been a large employer of labor and is in close touch with the
laboring man and his interests. He has paid the best wages commensurate with
the conditions of business and has manifested a friendly interest in the welfare
of the workmen and their families."
Charles Heiser Dkkerman
1843-1915
i'UBUC UBRAHY
A«TOH, LJSNOX
x'LOKN FOaNDATIONR
WILLIAM S. JOHNSTON. 265
William S. Johnston = Fanny' Dickerman.
141. Fanny' Dickerman, dau. of John' and Thankful (Smith)
Dickerman (John\ Abraham*, Abraham", Abraham", Thomas'), b.
Sep. 28, 1805, at Guilford, d. April 9, 1869, at Chicago, m. Oct.
23, 1823, at Guilford, William Strong Johnston, b. Oct. 8, 1794, at
Sidney Plains, Del. Co., N. Y., d. Feb. 19, 1875, at Danville, Pa.
A farmer. Children all born at Sidney.
I. Cyrus Smithy b. March 7, 1825. m. Sep. 16, 1849, Huldah Louise
Edwards of Lenox, Pa., b. July i, 1827, at Gibson, Pa., d. Oct. 19,
1895, at Harford, Pa. Merchant.
1. Charles Abner^ b. May i, 1853, at Harford, m. Sep. 3, 1882, at
LaGrange, Texas, Elizabeth Virginia Mullin, b. Nov. 28, 1838. res.
Hopbottom, Pa. Physician.
2. Cyrus Henry**, b. Oct. 19, 1855, at Harford, m. there Feb. 11, 1885,
Hattie F. Watrous, the widow of James A. Williams, deceased, b.
Sep. 16, 1854, at Harford.
i. Mary Doris'", b. April 30, 1894, at New Milford, Pa.
II. James Perry^ b. Nov. 13, 1826, d. June i, 1851, at Milwaukee, Wis.
m. Nov. 13, 1850, Melinda Finch of Ottawa, Ills., b. Jan. 10, 1831,
at Bellevue, O., who m. (2) Michael Meefer, who died, and she m.
(3) J. W. DeWitt, and res. at Clyde, O.
I. James Perry', b. Jan. i, 1852, at Freedom, Ills. m. (i) June 8, 1874,
at Bronson, Mich., Florence M. Higgins, b. there Feb. 3, 1853 ; m.
(2) Jan. 17, 1884, at Chicago, Anna Hallett Emmert, b. Nov. 28,
1864, at Ft. Scott, Kan. res. Montpelier, Ind. Merchant.
i. Frank'", b. March 30, 1875, at Clyde, O. Student.
III. John Deloss, b. Aug. 3, 1828, d. Feb. 5, 1852, at Delhi, N. Y.
IV. Julia Baxter^, b. June 11, 1830, d. May 10, 1873, at Chicago, m. (i)
Sep. 23, 1857, at Chicago, William Delon of Raysville, Ind., who
died Nov. 26, 1857, at Chicago ; m. (2) Sep. 17, 1866, at Raysville,
Aaron Burr Steinmetz.
V. William Henry^ b. June 12, 1832, d. Sep. ir, 1832.
VI. Austin Smith*, b. July 29, 1833, d. Dec. 22, 1889, at Elgin, Ills. m.
(i) Oct. 2, 1852, at Cohoes Falls, N. Y., Martha Gledhill. who died
Aug. 24, i860, at Chicago; m. (2) March 21, 1864, Elizabeth
Aldrich of Sandwich, Ills., who died there May 3, 1868; m. (3)
Dec. 14, 1868, at Chicago, Marietta Raymond of South Royalston,
Mass. res. 2355 Irving Ave., Irving Park, Ills. Child by first
marriage.
266 THE GUILFORD FAMILY.
I. Frankie Martha*, b. July lo, 1853, at Cohoes Falls, d. Feb. 7, 1885, at
Denver, Col. m. Oct. 23, 1872, at Chicago, Clinton Butterfield, b.
June 7, 1847, at Rossie, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. Engaged in min-
ing, res. 1259 York St., Denver.
i. Minnette Butterfield'", b. Oct. 27, 1873, at Chicago, m. Nov. 14, 1S94, at
Denver, Theodore Gardner Smith. Teller First National Bank of
Denver.
a. Howard Clinton" Smith, b. Nov. 8, 1895, at Denver.
VII. Frances Howes*, b. July 30, 1835, d. Oct. 26, 1835.
VIII. John HENRY^ b. May 25, 1837. m. (i) Amelia F. Many; (2) Alma
Calder. (148)
IX. Almira Cotton*, b. June 23, 1839. m. Nov. 7, 1861, at Chicago,
Harvey Hastings, b. May 12, 1830, at Pawlet, Vt. A farmer, res.
Middletown, Vt.
1. Jeanie" Hastings, b. Feb. 13, 1863, at Chicago. m. (i) there Oct. 3,
1882, William Norton, b. Aug. 15, 1855, at Middletown, d. there
July 7, 1884. A mechanic, m. (2) Feb. 12, 1889, at Middletown,
Vt., Warren C. Leffingwell, b. there Sep. 7, 1866. Bookkeeper for
"Vermont Marble Co." res. Centre Rutland.
By first marriage :
i. Eva Hastings'" Norton, b. July 4, 1883, at Middletown, d. there March 15,
1S84.
£y second marriage :
ii. Mildred Corai" Leffingwell, b. Oct. 27, 1890, at Middletown.
2. Fanny^ Hastings, b. March 7, 1865, at Chicago, m. Nov. 13, 1884, at
Middletown, Francis L. Gray, b. there Jan. 21, 1862. Manufac-
turer of threshing machines, etc. res. Middletown.
i. Leonidas'" Gray, b. Jan. 8, 1890, at Middletown.
ii. Frances Almira'" Gray, b. Jan. 25, 1892, at Middletown.
X. Edward Hugh*, b. May 4, 1841. m. Aug. 14, 1864, at Mound City,
Ills., Caroline Finley. res. 6241 Kimbark Ave., Chicago. Manu-
facturer of novelties.
XL Frances Emugene*, b. May 4, 1843. m. Oct. 8, 1864, at Clyde, O.,
William L. H. Owens of Louisville, Ky., b. Feb. 13, 184-, at
Marysville, Ky. res. 6241 Kimbark Ave., Chicago. President of
"Owens' Publishing Company" publishers of "Mrs. Owens' Cook
Book."
1. May^ Owens, b. Jan. 19, 1869, at Chicago, m. there March 29, 1894,
Joseph Wharton Minsey. res. Denver, Col.
2. Amy^ Owens, b. Jan. 14, 1871, at Chicago, res. with her parents.
Teacher.
JOHN H. JOHNSTON. 267
3. Guy* Owens, b. Jan. 2, 1873, at Vermillion, Dakota, m. April 16,
1896, at Chicago, May Van Tassell. res. 6241 Kimbark Ave., Chi-
cago. Electrician.
4. Roy' Owens, b. April 17, 1877, at Chicago, res. with his parents.
Electrician.
5. Ivy* Owens, b. Dec. 8, 1879, at Chicago, res. with parents. Student
at High School.
XII. Harvey Alberti^ b. Nov. 19, 1845. Served all through the war with
the Union army in the 7th Kansas Cavalry, wounded at Sea
Ridge. After the war he served two terms of five years each in
the 7th Regular Cavalry, Custer's old regiment, res. Soldier's
Home, Leavenworth, Kansas.
TT 6 T Amelia F. Many.
JOHN H. Johnston = ] ^
•' ■' ( Alma Calder.
148. John H.* Johnston, son of William Strong and Fanny'
(Dickerman) Johnston (John*, John^, Abraham*, Abraham', Abra-
ham", Thomas'), b. May 25, 1837, at Sidney, N. Y. m. (i) Nov. 10,
1859, at New York City, Amelia F. Many, b. there Aug. 18, 1839,
d. there March 26, 1877 ; m. (2) April 28, 1878, at Equinunk, Pa.,
Alma Calder, b. there Feb. 10, 1843, dau. of Rev. Alexander
Calder. res. 296 Manhattan Ave., New York. Diamond mer-
chant. " J. H. Johnston & Co.," 17 Union Square, N. Y.
By first marriage :
I. Albert Edward^ b. Oct. 12, i860, at New York. m. April 23, 1885,
at St. Louis, Mo., Caroline Wilson, b. there Sep. 16, 1862. res.
Montclair, N. J. Diamond merchant. Junior member of the
firm of "J. H. Johnston & Co."
1. Alma Elizabeth", b. Jan. 27, 1886, at New York.
2. Helen Langdon^", b. Feb. 25, 1888, at New York.
3. Albert Sidney", b. Feb. 25, 1893, at Montclair.
II. Mary Frances^, b. Oct. 17, 1862, at New York, m. there Aug. 31,
1893, Arthur Levi, b. Oct. 6, 1862, at Berlin, Germany, res. 17
Arlington Road, Ealing, London, W., England.
1. Walter Henry" Levi, b. Jan. 21, 1895, at London.
2. Anna Katharine" Levi, b. March 9, 1896, at London.
III. Bertha^, b. Dec. 17, 1864, at New York. res. with her father.
IV. Grace McAlpine^ b. Dec. 19, 1866, at Mount Vernon, N. Y. m,
there Dec. 3, 1889, William J. Johnston, b. Jan. 16, 1853, at Bally
Castle, Ireland. Owner and publisher of " The Electrical World."
res. Greenwich, Conn.
268 THE GUILFORD FAMILY.
1. Frances Alma'", b. Jan. 22, 1891, at New York.
2. Grace Leslie'", b. Nov. 13, 1892, at New York.
V. Edith^ b. Dec. 29, 1868, at Mt. Vernon, d. April 23, 1873, at New
York.
VL Howard Crosby^ b. April 5, 1870, at New York, d. there April 30,
1873.
VII. Amelia', b. Feb. 16, 1872, at New York, d. there March 3, 1872.
VIII. Katharine Devereaux', b. April 10, 1874, at Brooklyn, N. Y. res.
with her father.
IX. Harold^ b. March 26, 1877, at New York. res. with his father.
By second marriage :
X. Calder«, b. May 28, 1880, at New York.
XI. Alma^ b. May 3, 1882, at St. Mary's, Ga., d. June i, 1882, at Tren-
ton, N. J.
William' Dickerman=Mary I. Cotton.
142. William' Dickerman, son of John' and Thankful (Smith)
Dickerman (John\ Abraham^ Abraham^, Abraham^, Thomas'), b.
Nov. 5, 1807, at Guilford, N. Y., d. Oct. 20, 1893, at Grand Rapids,
La Salle Co., Ills. m. July 4, 1832, at Guilford, Mary Isabella
Cotton, b. April 23, 1810, at Butternuts, Otsego Co., N. Y., d. Dec.
15, 1891, at Grand Rapids. Farmer.
I. Elizabeth Lakin^ b, April 21, 1833, at Guilford, m. April 20, 1858,
at Grand Rapids, Burnham B. Mooar, b. June 8, 1827, at New-
burgh, Maine, d. Jan. 15, 1882, at Freedom, Ills., a farmer, res.
Marseilles, Ills.
I. Arthur' Mooar, b. June 25, i860, at Freedom, d. there Dec. 4, 1881.
II. Samuel James^ b. Aug. 26, 1834, at Guilford, m. Oct. 10, 1862, at
Manlius, Ills., Angeline Peddicone, b. Aug. 12, 1849, at Newark, O.
I. Charles', b. May 26, 1868, at South Ottawa, Ills. res. 214 Campbell
Ave., Chicago. Druggist.
III. Henry Cotton*, b. May 8, 1838, at Guilford, res. Grand Rapids, P. O.
Marseilles. Farmer.
IV. Mary Louisa^ b. Aug. 11, 1841, at Guilford, m. April 8, 1863, at
Grand Rapids, Archibald Clybourn Galloway, b. Aug. 11, 1837, at
Fall River, Ills., a farmer, res. Marseilles. Children all born at
Fall River.
ZACHARIAH CURTIS. 269
1. Emily Louisa' Galloway, b. Sep. 11, 1864. m. Oct. 12, 1892, at Fall
River, Irwin Ira Hanna, b. Jan. 27, 1865, at Grand Rapids, a
lawyer.
2. Henry Archie' Galloway, b. Nov. 17, 1870. res. 258 East 22nd St.,
Chicago. Packer.
3. Blanche Isabella' Galloway, b. April 5, 1875. res. with her parents.
4. Ethel Lucy' Galloway, b. May i, 1877. res. with her parents.
V. William Augustus^ b. Aug. 28, 1843, at Guilford, m. Jan. i, 1868,
at Eagle, Ills., Leanora Galloway, b. there Aug. 2, 1849. res.
Grand Rapids, P. O. Marseilles. Farmer.
I. Grace Isabella', b. June 28, 1870, at Grand Rapids, res. with her
parents.
IV. John Yates^ b. March 2, 1848, at Ottawa, Ills., d. Sep. 23, 1876, at
Hillsdale, Mich. m. Dec. 25, 1872, Catharine Byers. Druggist.
Zachariah Curtis=Emeline'' Dickerman.
143. Emeline' Dickerman, dau. of John' and Thankful (Smith)
Dickerman (John'*, Abraham^ Abraham^, Abraham'', Thomas'), b.
Oct. 23, 1809, at Guilford, N. Y., d. Sep. 12, 1848, at Unadilla,
N. Y. m. Dec. 19, 1827, at Rockdale, N. Y., Zachariah Curtis,
b. Aug. 7, 1800, at Stamford, Conn., d. Dec. 28, 1891, at Rockdale,
a farmer, owner of mills and of a cheese factory. Children all
born at Unadilla.
I. Joseph Delos^ b. Nov, 28, 1831. m. Oct. 23, i860, at Rockdale,
Melissa E. Morgan, b. Aug. 6, 1839, at Unadilla, where their chil-
dren also were all born. Farmer.
1. John Henry^, b. Nov. 28, 1866. m. Dec. 29, 1886, at Rockdale, Carrie
E. Brown, b. June 21, 1867, at Unadilla. Fireman in a creamery.
i. Harryio, b. Nov. 12, 1888, at Rockdale.
2. Jnsie Delos', b. Sep. 18, 1869, d. May 10, 1871.
3. Howard Morgan', b. April 22, 1876. res. with parents. Farmer.
4. Evelyn Amelia', b. July 11, 1878. res. with parents.
5. Scott Locke', b. April 28, 1881. res. with parents.
II. Frederick*, b. May 23, 1834, d. Sep. 25, 1836.
III. William Frederick*, b. Nov. 16, 1836, d. July 26, 1868, at Sidney
Plains, N. Y. m. May i, 1862, at Rockdale, Emily Peck. Mer-
chant.
270 THE GUILFORD FAMILY.
IV. Henry Walker^, b. Feb. 6, 1839. m. Feb. 21, 1866, at Mt. Upton,
N. Y., Hattie L. Day, b. March 30, 1847, at Guilford, res. Bain-
bridge, N. Y. Hardware merchant.
I. Ralph Walker^ b. Oct. 20, 1878, at Bainbridge.
V. Frances Emugene^ b. Aug. 7, 1842, d. Sep. 16, 1848.
VI. Eveline A.«, b. Oct. 9, 1847, d. Sep. 9, 1848.
Zachariah Curtis was born in Stamford, Connecticut. When he
was about two years of age his parents moved to Madison, Madi-
son Co., N. Y., making the journey with an ox team.
He lived with his parents until he was twenty-five years old,
when he moved to the town of Unadilla, in Otsego Co., and on to
a farm which he had purchased the year before. He very soon
set out a hop-yard, it probably being the first one in the county.
He was married a second time Feb. 7, 1850, to Maria Westover of
Sidney, N. Y. He remained upon his farm until the spring of
1861, moving then to the village of Rockdale, where he continued
until his death. His widow still lives there (1896) and is now
about eighty-three years of age. Besides his farm, he owned a
flouring mill and was interested in some other enterprises.
Mr. Curtis was an energetic and successful business man, tem-
perate in his habits, simple and unostentatious in his tastes, con-
scientious and sincere in his beliefs, strong in integrity, a devoted
husband and father, an esteemed and honored citizen. In religion
he was a Universalist and in politics a Democrat. While differing
in both of these matters from many of his neighbors and friends,
he was so sincere that he commanded their respect and esteem.
He was tolerant in his views, not a dogmatist, nor did he find
fault or quarrel with those who differed from him. He was thor-
oughly loyal and strongly devoted to the welfare of our country
and government, liberal in his benefactions, genial in his dispo-
sition, a kind neighbor, a devoted friend. He lived to the ripe
age of ninety-one, and died full of honors.
George W. Parsons= Julia A.' Dickerman.
144. Julia A.' Dickerman, dau. of John' and Thankful (Smith)
Dickerman (John'', Abraham*, Abraham', Abraham'', Thomas'), b.
Oct. 17, 181 1, m. Dec. 14, 1832, George W. Parsons, b. Feb. 20,
1805, at Guilford, d. Nov. 9, 1865, at Unadilla, N. Y., a farmer.
Children all born at Unadilla. She is living in 1896.
GEORGE W. PARSONS. 27I
I. Juliette T.*, b. Sep. 23, 1833. m. March 20, 1853, at Unadilla, Wil-
liam Seeley, b. Jan. 20, 1830, at New Canaan, Conn., a farmer,
res. East Guilford.
1. Corah J.' Seeley, b. June 22, 1855, at New Canaan, d. there April 4,
1857.
2. Willie^ Seeley, b. Jan. 18, 1859, ^t Guilford. res. East Guilford.
Farmer.
3. Elmer* Seeley, b. April 17, 1861, at Guilford. m. Nov. 19, 1884, at
Rockwell Mills, N. Y., Alice Flint, b. July 27, 1868, at Tracy Creek,
Broom Co., N. Y. res. East Guilford. Carpenter.
i. Walterio Seeley, b. Sep. 11, 1886, at Sidney, N. Y.
ii. Myrtle'" Seeley, b. March 12, 1888, at Sidney. N. Y.
iii. Haroldi" Seeley, b. Oct. 27, 1893, at Sidney, N. Y.
4. Ella' Seeley, b. May 28, 1867, at Guilford, d. there Dec. 26, 1877.
II. William D.^ b. March 19, 1835, d. Dec. 4, 1847, at Unadilla.
III. Fanny J. ^, b. April 19, 1837, d. Sep. 22, 1895, at Kasson, Minn. m.
Oct. 2, 1855, at Unadilla, Harvey J. Roe. b. May 23, 1828, at North
East, Duchess Co., N. Y., a farmer, res. Kasson.
1. Nellie* Roe, b. April 22, 1858, at Sidney, m. May 12, 1886, at Man-
tonville, Minn., Dr. C. L. Chambers, res. Kasson.
2. Howard' Roe, b. March '31, i860, at Sidney, m. Dec. 30, 1885, at
Kasson, Lillian Storing, b. Nov. 21, 1863, at Delton, Wis. res.
Kasson. Dealer in live stock.
i. Lucille'" Roe, b. Jan. 17, 1889, at Kasson.
ii. A daughter, b. March 31, 1895, at Kasson, d. July i, 1895.
3. Merton' Roe, b. Oct. 28. 1864. at Unadilla, d. there Feb. 18, 1865.
IV. Henry^ b. Aug. 10, 1839, d. June 12, 1893, at Ellis, Kansas, m. Dec. 13,
1872, at North Mantens, N. Y., Minnie A. Wild, b. March 7, 1852,
at Unadilla. res. Wichita, Kansas. Farmer.
1. Flora', b. Sep. 11, 1874, ^t Unadilla. res. Wichita. Stenographer.
2. Harry Dickerman', b. Dec. 7, 1880, at Unadilla, d. Aug. 3, 1884, at
Ellis, Kansas.
3. Thomas', b. Jan. 26, 1883, at Unadilla. res. Wichita.
4. Francis Minnie', b. June 23, 1886, at Ellis, res. Wichita.
V. Eliza*, b. May 28, 1842. m. Oct. 13, 1863, at Unadilla, Erwin Mills,
b. Sep. I, 1 841, at Guilford, a farmer, res. Unadilla.
I. George Merton' Mills, b. Ma^' 23, 1867, at Guilford, d. May 30, 1891,
at Sydney. Stenographer.
VI. Marion F.^ b. Aug. 10, 1845. res. Unadilla. Painter.
VII. Roxalena*, b. Nov. 5, 1847, d. Oct. 27, 1850.
2/2 THE FAMILY IN VERMONT,
VIII. Mabala^ b. June 22, 1849. m. Dec. 22, 1868, at Unadilla, Leonard
Foster, b. there Jan. 22, 1845, a farmer, res. Unadilla, where their
children were both born and reside.
1. Frederick D.^ Foster, b. Sep. 2, 1873. Railroad bridge builder.
2. Parle}'^ Foster, b. Jan. 7, 1880.
IX. Belief b. Jan. 5, 1851. m. Nov. 29, 1871, at Unadilla, Edward Hum-
phrey, b. April 20, 1850, at Guilford, a farmer, res. Trestle, Che-
nango Co., N. Y.
I. Julia May^ Humphrey, b. Sep. 2, 1873, at Guilford, res. with her
parents.
Ely' Dickerman= Dolly Mc Alpine.
133. Ely' Dickerman, son of John' and Esther (Sperry) Dick-
erman (Abraham*, Abraham^, Abraham^, Thomas'), b. Feb. 28,
1772, d. 1856, ae. 84. m. Dolly McAlpine, b. April 15, 1774, d.
March 31, 1846, se. 72.
I. Jerre', b. Feb. 2, 1792. m. Maria Fletcher. (i49)
II. Nancy', b. June 14, 1797. m. John Percival. (150)
III. William Gregson'', b. 1801. m. Fanny Perry, (151)
IV. Franklin'', died young.
V. Richard\ b. 1797, at Lyndon, Vt., d. May 22, 1881, ae. 84. m. Elmira
Carpenter, b. about 1800, d. Aug. i, 1883, se. 83.
1. Abel C.8
2. James M.*, in the Union army in the 3d Reg. Vermont Vols., and
went through the war. He lived at Ilion, N. Y., where he had
charge of gun works.
3. Nancy E.^ m. Chas. Hubbard, res. Lyndon Center, Vt.
VI. Harriette'', b. 1805. m. Rev. Holman Drew. (152)
Jerre' Dickerman= Maria Fletcher.
149. Jerre' Dickerman, son of Ely' and Dolly (Mc Alpine)
Dickerman (John*, Abraham*, Abraham', Abraham^, Thomas'), b.
Feb. 2, 1792, at Brattleboro, Vt., d. Aug. 28, 1869, at Keene, N. H.
m. Dec. 2, 1 819, Maria Fletcher, dau. of Joel and Lucy Fletcher
of Lyndon, Vt., b. Aug. 21, 1801, at Lyndon, Vt., d. Jan. 29, 1854,
at St. Johnsbury, Vt. Physician at Burke, Vt., 1819, at St. Johns-
bury 1820.
jerre'' dickerman. 273
I. William McAlpine^ b. Aug. 13, 1820, at Burke, d. April 14, 1859, at
Manchester, N. H. m. Nov. 21, 1847, Emma D. Boynton of
Coventry, Vt.
II. Julia Maria P.*, b. April 11, 1823, at St. Johnsbury, d. Nov. 1884, at
Keene. m. (i) May 2, 1849, Simeon P. Foster of St. Johnsbury,
who died ; m. (2) March 30, 1856, Leonard Trumbull of Lyndon,
s. i.
III. Helen Mar^ b. Nov. 3, 1827, at St. Johnsbury, d. Aug. 1859, at St.
Johnsbury.
IV. Jerre Ely*, b. Jan. 15, 1830, at St. Johnsbury. m. Oct. 30, 1854, at
Derby, Vt., Hannah P. Bates, dau. of Lewis C. Bates, b. April 11,
1832. res. Newport, Vt.
I. Lula^ b. Dec. 3, 1S77, d. July 7, 1887.
V. Mary Jane Fletcher^, b. Dec. 12, 1835, at St. Johnsbury. m. there
May 21, 1856, Calvin Furman Manuel, son of Ira Manuel, b. Oct.
7, 1830, at North Troy. Vt. She "left home for Massachusetts
Feb. 24, 1852." res. Wichita, Kansas.
1. Nellie TrumbulP Manuel, b. Sep. 7, 1858, at Milwaukee, Wis., d.
Nov. 27, 1864, at North Troy, Vt.
2. Gertrude Maria^ Manuel, b. Oct. 7, 1862, at North Troy. m. Jan. 3,
1884, at Wichita, Samuel Winch, b. March 9, 1859, at Marietta, O.,
a dealer in books and stationery, res. Pueblo, Col.
3. Mary Helen^ Manuel, b. Aug. 4, 1868, at La Crosse, Wis. m. June
17, 1890, at Wichita, William Radford, b. Sep. 14, 1865, at Oshkosh,
Wis., a dealer in sashes, doors and blinds at Chicago, res. River-
side, Ills.
i. Roland Dickerman'" Radford, b. May 17, 1892.
ii. William Robinsoni" Radford, b. Aug. 13, 1894.
William McAlpine' Dickerman received his education in the
common schools of St. Johnsbury and at Newbury Seminary, with
one year in college at Burlington. He studied law with Hon. S.
B. Colley at Derby, was admitted to the practice of the law and
followed his profession with success for about a year at Lunen-
burg. He then removed to Derby and a few years later to Cov-
entry, continuing to practice the law in both places till sickness
compelled him to withdraw from it. His sickness was prolonged
for seven years, and practically he did no professional business
after he was a few months over thirty-one years of age. But
already he had come to be regarded as one of the best lawyers in
the country, and was called into service so constantly that over-
work shortened his life.
274 THE FAMILY IN VERMONT.
He represented the town of Coventry twice in the Vermont
legislature, in 1850 and 185 1, and took a high position as a thinker
and debater in that body. He was also Assistant Secretary of the
Vermont Senate for two years.
Jerre Ely^ Dickerman was educated in the common schools and
academy of St. Johnsbury, and at Newbury seminary and Derby
academy, all Vermont institutions. He studied law with his
brother, William McAlpine^ Dickerman, at Coventry, and with
Henry F. Prentice at Derby Line, and was admitted to practice
at the June term of Orleans County Court in 1852. He taught
school awhile after this, then practiced his profession for about a
year at Troy, Vt. In September 1855 he removed to Charleston,
Vt., and continued his legal practice there till 1864, when he went
to Derby and entered into partnership with Hon. John S. Edwards,
who was at that time the leading lawyer in that part of Vermont,
under the firm name of "Edwards and Dickerman."
In 1872 Messrs. Edwards and Dickerman removed to Newport,
Vt., a more central location, and ten years later received into
the firm another partner, changing the name to " Edwards, Dick-
erman and Young." In 1886 Mr. Edwards withdrew, and the firm
was known as "Dickerman and Young " till November 15, 1895,
when Mr. Dickerman practically retired on account of poor
health.
Mr. Dickerman represented the town of Charleston in the Ver-
mont legislature two years, 1859 and i860. He was Bank Com-
missioner for the state three years, 1862 to 1864, and then declined
a re-election. He also represented Orleans County in the State
Senate three years, 1869 to 187 1.
John Percival= Nancy' Dickerman.
150. Nancy' Dickerman, dau. of Ely' and Dolly (McAlpine)
Dickerman (John', Abraham", Abraham', Abraham', Thomas'), b.
June 14, 1797, at Brattleboro, d. June 15, 1855, of measles, at Coven-
try, Vt. m. March 25, 1812, John Percival, b. Dec. 31, 1786, d. Dec.
6, 185 1. She was a member of the Congregational church.
I. a son, b. 1813 or 1814, died in infancy.
II. Franklin D.^ b. July 9, 1816, d. Dec. 13, 1892, at West Derby, Vt.
m. Sally Gorham, d. s. i.
III. Elmira Carpenter^, b. Sep. 10, 1818, d. Sep. i, 1880. m. Jan. 17, 1845,
Ira Bryant of Irasburg, Vt., b. July 24, 181 2, d. Jan. 21, 1892.
WILLIAM G.' DICKERMAN. 2/5
1. Julia E.^ Bryant, b. May 17, 1846. res. Irasburg.
2. Edwin' Bryant, b. May 15, 1851, d. Oct. 16, 1851,
3. Edwin Ira' Bryant, b. June 9, 1852. m. Dec. 9, 1887, Ella A. Lang,
b. July 29, 1866. res. Irasburg.
i. Grace May*" Bryant, b. Dec. 22, 18S9.
IV. Harriet D.^ b. Nov. 26, 1820. m. Benjamin Gould, d. s. i. res.
West Derby, Vt.
V. Maria Fletcher^ b. Oct. 15, 1823, d. 1886. unmarried.
VL Laura Ann^ b. July 30, 1826. res. West Derby.
VII. a daughter, b. Sep. 30, 182-, died in infancy.
William G.' Dickerman= Fanny Perry.
151. William Gregson' Dickerman, son of Ely° and Dolly
(McAlpine) Dickerman (John\ Abraham^, Abraham^, Abraham',
Thomas'), b. 1801, at Lyndon, Vt., d. there Jan. 6, 1885, ae. 84. m.
Fanny Perry, b. 1809, at St. Johnsbury, Vt., d. Jan. 1885, at Lyn-
don.
I. Jane Dorothy^, b. Sep. 4, 1830. m. Feb. 13, 1852, Sylvanus Morse,
son of Johnson and Persis (Morse) Morse.
1. Mary Ella' Morse, b. Dec. 4, 1852, d. Oct. 1853.
2. Fannie Emma' Morse, b. Sep. 28, 1855.
3. Persis Luella' Morse, b. Dec. 31, 1858, d. Jan. (4) 25, 1890. m. Sep.
28, 1886, Lewis Kossuth' Dickerman. /. 2^6.
4. Lizzie Jane' Morse, b. Sep. 25, i860.
5. Edwin Johnson' Morse, b. April 2, 1869. m. July 4, 1891, Grace E.
Poore.
II. Sarah*, b. Sep. 5, 1832, d. Jan. 14, 1886. unmarried.
III. John William^ b. Oct. 7, 1838. m. Elizabeth Bradshaw. (153)
IV. Franklin P.*, b. 1842, at Lyndon, d. there 1864. unmarried.
V. Edwin D.^ b. Nov. 22, 1845. m. Effie M. Steele, dau. of J. C. Steele,
res. Point New Year, California. Dairyman.
I. Flora E.', an adopted daughter, b. about 1882.
VI. Lewis^, died in infancy.
VII. William C.^ b. July 22, 1849. m. May 11, 1872, Margaret Morse.
1. Edwin Curtis', b. March 8, 1874. m. July 18, 1896, Delia E. Burnett.
2. Nettie Proctor', b. Nov. 9, 1875.
3. Fanny Jane', b. Jan. 5, 1877.
VIII. Henry C* m. Denny Stone who d. June 21, 1875, s. i. res. Lyn-
don, Vt.
276 THE FAMILY IN VERMONT.
John W.' Dickerman= Elizabeth Bradshaw.
153. John William® Dickerman, son of William Gregson'' and
Fanny (Perry) Dickerman (Ely", John', Abraham^, Abraham^,
Abraham'', Thomas'), b. Oct. 7, 1838. m. Feb. 28, 1858, Elizabeth
Bradshaw, who was born in England Jan. i, 1842.
I. Ezra Edwin', b. May 11, 1859. m. Belle Williamson.
II. Lewis Kossuth', b. June 21, i860, at Lyndon, Vt. m. (i) Sep. 28,
1886, Persis Luella' Morse of Derry Depot, N. H., dau. of Sylvanus
and Jane D.^ (Dickerman) Morse, b. Dec. 31, 1858, d. Jan. (4) 25,
1890; m. (2) May 10, 1893, Emeline Josephine Page of Olcott, Vt.,
dau. of Luman Page. Machinist at Olcott since 1887.
I. Bessie May'", b. Feb. 25, 1896.
III. Marilla Hosmer', b. Feb. 28, 1862.
IV. Charlotte Cahoon', b. Nov. 4, 1863.
V. Mary Elizabeth', b. Aug. 14, 1865, at Lyndon, m. there May 17,
1884, Curtis Humphrey Powers, son of Thomas Franklin Powers.
Superintendent of Wilder and Company's pulp mill at Olcott
1. Pearl Elizabeth'" Powers, b. Sep. 8, 1885.
2. Dwlght Curtis'" Powers, } ^ ■ 1 at u 000 j- j ^i. j
^ ' }■ twms, b. March 4, 1888, died the same day.
3. Marilla Ethel'" Powers, )
VI. Franklin PercivaP, b. Jan. 19, 1868.
VII. George HartwelP, b. Oct. 4, 1870.
VIII. Addie Chase', b. Feb. 23, 1872.
IX. Josephine Young', b. Jan. 3, 1874.
HoLMAN Drew=Harriette' Dickerman.
152. Harriette'' Dickerman, dau. of Ely" and Dolly (McAlpine)
Dickerman (John\ Abraham*, Abraham', Abraham^, Thomas'), b.
1805, d. 1882, ae. 77, at North Danville, Vt. m. Aug. 1832, at Lyn-
don, Vt., Rev. Holman Drew, b. 1800, at Gilmanton, N. H., d. July
2, 1846. He had been married previously, his first wife having
died Aug. 1828, leaving a daughter who married Rev. J. S. Love-
land.
I. Edmund M.^ b. Oct. 23, 1833, at Bethlehem, N. H., d. Jan. 29, 1887,
St. Johnsbury, Vt. m. July 4, 1859, Josie A. Hill.
I. John Harry.'
HOLMAN DREW. 277
II. Mary E.', b. 1847. m. 1866, Rev. I. P. Chase, son of Amos and Olive
N. (Preston) Chase, b. May 20, 1845, at West Berlin, Vt.
I, Minnie E.* Chase, m. E. W. Merrill, res. Barton Landing, Vt.
i. Neva Chase" Merrill.
"Rev. Mr. Drew joined the New Hampshire M. E. Conference in
1829, being ordained by Bishop Hedding, and was appointed to
the Lancaster circuit and onwards as follows : 1830-1, Columbia ;
1832-3, Bethlehem ; 1834-5, Landaff ; 1836, Bethlehem ; 1837, Ply-
mouth ; 1838-9, Bristol ; 1840-41, Sandwich ; 1842-3, Lebanon ;
1844-5, Landaff. He was deeply and uniformly pious and in
labors most abundant. Possessed of a vigorous, athletic frame, a
resolute and determined mind and a warm, generous heart, his
efforts were astonishingly great. He never failed to stand high
in the esteem of the people on any circuit or station he traveled,
and he was always more or less successful." — Zion's Herald, July
2g, 1846.
" The early life of Rev. Mr. Chase was on the farm ; educated
in the district school and at Newbury Seminary he united with the
M. E. church at the age of twelve ; labored in Y. M. C. A. and in the
Sunday school ; joined Vermont Conference in 1882, and has been
stationed at North Danville, Woodbury, Sheffield and Wheelock,
Irasburg and Coventry, West Fairlee and Ely, Westfield and
Lowell, and St. Johnsbury Center, where he is serving his third
year (March 1896). He has been identified with the young peo-
ple's movement since its beginning and is president of St. Johns-
bury District Epworth League, in which position he has traveled
over twenty-five hundred miles during the past year." — Zion's
Herald.
CHAPTER XII.
ISAAC DICKERMAN OF NEW HAVEN.
"It is the people, not the population, which forms the nation The
national type is not obliterated in the vicissitudes of events, nor overborne by
the migrations of races, and does not perish, although the individual die."
— ^^ The Nation." Elisha Mulford.
New England's early growth was not swift, but steady and
sound ; proceeding by multiplication of the original families
rather than by accretions from abroad. The first impetuous tide
of immigration, ebbing under Cromwell's protectorate, was only
sluggishly resumed at the Restoration ; and the increase from this
source was of secondary moment. But the expansion which
comes through a healthy family life was constant.
It is not easy for people who live in a modern city to under-
stand the life of colonial times ; conditions were so different from
those we see.
Among these conditions was the continuity of the same group
of families in the same place, generation after generation. The
first settlers, many of them, went about and carefully looked into
the main advantages offered by different localities before deciding
where they would remain. But having made the decision they
planted themselves for permanence. The homesteads they founded
were retained by their children ; and, as these grew in numbers,
the adjacent regions were reclaimed from the wilderness, and
changed into other homesteads.
The education of these children was such as the circumstances
determined — scanty in letters, science and art, unenlivened by
news of the world, untouched by the broadening culture of travel
— but rich in a certain quality of moral strength and practical
efficiency. The school was the home : the teachers were father,
mother, brothers and sisters ; the lessons were those of filling
aright one's place in a little circle of busy lives closely united by
ties of mutual interest and love : the prizes were new trusts in
recognition of fidelity, and constant profit-sharing in the fruits of
toil as each one in a home shared in all the benefits that came.
EARLY FAMILY NAMES,
279
Such a training would hardly be called education. But it may-
have been that after all. We are apt to speak of the common
school as accounting for the intelligence of New Englanders, but
that tells only a part of the story. Probably the general practice
of daily family worship with reading of the Bible had quite as
much to do with it ; and there were many other things besides.
The people continued to be essentially the same after a hundred
years as at the beginning. They kept their traditions, and moved
quietly forward to the fulfillment of their purpose.
In the town records of New Haven one may read of nearly six
thousand children who were born between 1647 and 1754. These
are ranged under 290 family names, but the greater part are of
those original planters and householders mentioned in a previous
chapter, page ij8.
These names, with the number of births recorded for each, are as
follows :
TuUle. .
218
Hotchkiss,
98
Pardee,
68
Hummerston
, 50
Bradley,
184
Munson,
93
Mansfield,
66
Sherman,
50
Sperry, .
166
Peck, .
go
Hitchcock,
58
Dickerman,
47
Smith,
161
Potter, .
86
Sanford,
58
Russell,
47
Ailing, .
140
Brown, .
84
Cooper.
57
Mallory,
42
Atwater,
128
Beecher,
81
Trowbridge,
55
Miles, .
42
Perkins,
122
Mix,
80
Willmot,
• 54
Morris, .
42
Blakesley,
121
Thomas,
77
Downs,
53
Dorman,
41
Todd, .
114
Bassett,
76
Lines, .
52
Heaton,
41
Johnson,
III
Bishop,
73
Tallmadge,
52
Osborn,
41
Thomson,
III
Gilbert,
69
Ford, ,
51
Wooden,
40
Clark, .
106
Bristol, .
. 68
Jones, .
51
Punderson,
39
Barnes, .
103
Ives,
68
Brocket,
50
Thorp, .
39
52 name
s : 4114 children.
Ball,
. 38
Umberfield,
27
Wolcott,
19
Doolittle,
12
Benham, .
• 37
Austin,
26
Dayton,
18
Whitehead,
12
Chatterton,
. 36
Bunnell,
25
Goodyear,
18
Winstone,
12
Row,
■ 36
Holt, .
25
Leek,
18
Elcock,
II
Heminway,
■ 35
Yale, .
25
Allcock,
17
Finch, .
II
Turner,
• 35
Hill, .
54
Burwell,
17
Ludinton,
II
Andrews,
■ 34
Collins,
22
Kimberly,
17
Piatt, .
II
Jacobs,
• 34
Howell,
22
Candee,
16
Robberts,
II
Payne,
• 34
Granniss,
21
Carrington,
16
Robinson,
II
Hull,
. 31
Pierpont,
21
Baldwin,
15
English.
10
Frost,
. 30
Sackett,
21
Denison,
15
Goodsell,
10
Chidsey, .
• 29
Hall, .
20
Beech, .
14
Gorha?n,
10
How,
. 28
Painter,
20
H or ton,
13
Merriman,
10
Prindle, .
. 28
Hodge,
19
Warner,
13
Prout, ,
10
Stevens, .
. 28
Moulthrop,
19
Clinton,
12
Whiting,
10
60 name
s : 1260 children.
28o ISAAC' DICKERMAN OF NEW HAVEN.
Alsop, Brooks, Hodson, Moss, Noyes, Parker, White, n
Bachelder, Butler, Cooke, Glover, Hubbard, Morrison, Funchard, Ruo-gles.
Tolles, ............. 8
Curtis, Dunbar, Gibbard, Holbrook, Matthews, Ray, Rexford, Rogers, Rose-
well. . . , ' ,7
Culver, Jackson, Marsh, Nash, Townsend, Watson, 6
Augier, Dawson,, Foote, Harriman, Hodges, Little, Lotmsbury, Meaker, Par-
melee, Pease, Preston, Stiles, Tichinnor, 5
Abbott, Borrows, Camp, Cornell, Darlittg, Davenport, Davis, Davids {alias
Dixwell), Eyer, Farran, Goodvs'in, Hale, Lindon, Lyman, Maltbie, Rosse,
Taylor, Wantivood, Woodfvard, ......... 4
Atkinson, Beckley, Bellatny, Birdsey, Bonticou, Camfield, Carnes, Chandler,
Daniel, Femes, Fowler, Harrison, Hulburt, Ingersoll, Kitchell, Manson,
North, Scott, Storer, Streete, Vandermark, Vangoodenhouse, Walter, War-
ren, Wheeden, Wooster, ••........ 3
Allerton, Arnold, Ashborn, Biggs, Bingley, Bouden, Caffinch, Catlin, Crock-
ford. Cutler, Day, Diodate, Dodd, Eliot, Everton, Fox, Frederick, Galpin,
Gills, Greenough, Gunn, Hopkins, Joyslin, Kerbee, Merwin, Mulliner,
Newman, Nichols, Porter, Rotherford, Spining, Wade, Ward, Weed,
Whittelsey, Williams. Willson, Winns, 2
Adams, Allyn, Ambery, Ashley, Baker, Bell, Benton, Booth, Cable, Caner,
Cannady, Charles, Crane, Crittenden, Croivfoot, Elsey, Evance, Falconer,
Garnock, Gibbs, Grange, Greene, Harris, Hatch, Higginson, Hollin, Huse,
Ince, Lamson, Langdell, Leavitt, Lupton, Lyon, Merrian, Mitchell, Mor-
rell, Murry, Nisbett, Powell, Redfield, Reynolds, Rose, Seward, Starr,
Stone, Throope, Vergison, Wakeiield, Wakeman, Wheeler, Woodbridge, . i
178 names : 580 children.
Total number of family names 290.
Total number of children 5954.
Names that do not appear before 1700 are in italics. They num-
ber 83, and 207 are earlier.
There were many births of course which are not recorded, but
the list is full enough to show the make-up of the community.
Most of the people were from the earlier settlers. Nearly three-
fourths of the whole number are under 52 names, and nine-tenths
under 112. The number under the 4 names first mentioned is
729, while there are only 580 under the last 178, showing that the
former constituted a larger element of the population than all of
the latter.
A glance at the Charts will show how these older families were
interwoven by marriages and how close must have been the rela-
tions between them.
In some respects the community was like one family. Isolation
from other communities helped to unite the people among them-
LIST OF MAGISTRATES.
281
selves. All attended the same church for nearly a century — even
those living many miles out in the country — and were generally
acquainted as neighbors and friends.
Prominent among them were the minister and the civil magis-
trate, and the long terms of their service were accordant with the
stability of society.
An important function of the civil magistrates was the marriage
service, and this was restricted to them till the latter part of the
century.
A list of the magistrates who performed most of the marriages
previous to 1754, with the number of marriages by each, is as
follows :
Stephen Goodyear, Deputy Governor,
Theophilus Eaton, Governor,
Francis Newman, Governor,
Matthew Gilbert, Deputy Governor,
William Jones, Deputy Governor,
James Bishop, Deputy Governor,
John Moss, Commissioner,
John Nash, Assistant,
Samuel Eells, Assistant,
William Maltby, Justice of the Peace,
Moses Mansfield, Assistant,
John Ailing, Justice of the Peace,
Jeremiah Osborn, Justice of the Peace,
John Hall, Assistant,
Nathan Andrews, Justice of the Peace,
Abraham Bradley, Justice of the Peace,
Warham Mather, Justice of the Peace,
Samuel Bishop, Justice of the Peace, .
Joseph Whiting, Assistant,
Theophilus Yale, Justice of the Peace,
Isaac Dickerman, Justice of the Peace,
John Hubbard, Justice of the Peace, .
I649-I655,
9-
I650-I658,
10.
I652-I658,
8.
I659-I677,
67.
I663-I692,
82.
I670-I688,
26.
I675-I684,
9-
I675-I684,
46.
I684-I733,
5-
I692-I706,
8.
I693-I698,
23.
I698-I7I6,
70.
I 700-1 704,
14.
I705-I729,
14.
I705-I7I4,
18.
I7IO-I7I8,
36.
I7II-I727,
32.
I7I5-I748,
174.
I726-I745,
14.
I727-I729,
4-
I735-I757,
54.
1743-1759-
17.
The sentiment held by the Puritans that marriage, being a civil
ordinance, ought to be performed only by a civil magistrate,
became less strenuous as time passed on, till at length a law was
passed in the General Assembly permitting ministers, under cer-
tain circumstances, to perform the service.
Oct. i6g4. "The Court doe, for the satisfaction of such as are conscien-
ciously desirous to be marryed by the ministers of their plantations, doe grant
the ordayned ministers of the severall plantations in the Colony libert)' to joyne
in marriage such persons as are qualified for the same according to law."
282
ISAAC DICKERMAN OF NEW HAVEN.
The first to take advantage of this law, so far as New Haven
records show, was Rev. Israel Chauncey of Stratford, who per-
formed a marriage in 1695, ^^d another in 1700. Many years
passed before the practice became common. Rev. Jacob Heming-
way of East Haven was the first in this neighborhood to take the
step, in 17 16. Rev. James Wetmore of North Haven followed, in
1719, and Rev. Samuel Johnson of West Haven, in 1722. The
name of Rev. Joseph Noyes of New Haven occurs in such a con-
nection, in 1724, and that of Rev. Isaac Stiles of North Haven, in
1725. Thus it was about thirt}^ years before the usage was fairly
established. During the next thirty years some 400 marriages
were performed by ministers, a much larger number than by civil
magistrates.
With the unfolding of New Haven's own life as a community,
there was her leading position, also, in the group of communities
that made up the State.
When in 1665 the New Haven colony became united with her
sister colony under the name of Connecticut there were 20 towns
to be represented in the General Assembly with an aggregate
taxable property of ;^i53,62o, distributed as follows :
Hartford,
;^I7,734.
Sea Brook,
;^6,590
New Haven,
;^I7,703.
Standford,
;^6,347
Windsor,
;^i5,8i2.
Norwalk, .
;^4,93i
Wethersfield,
;^ii,847-
Stonington,
;^4,356
Fairfield, .
i^ii,253-
Brandford,
;!^3,96o
Milford, .
;^9,6oo.
Norridge, .
;^3,830.
Stratford,
;^9.i87.
Middle Town,
;^3,7i9
New London,
;^9,059-
Greenwich,
;Ci,434
Guilford, .
£l,?,^S.
Rye, .
;^i,2li.
Farmington,
;^6,953.
Paugasuck,
£n\
They were only a score of little places, but so many centers still
from which a few families should grow and branch out to become
a strong commonwealth. Like conditions prevailed in them all,
but each community had its individuality. Each had its own
local features peculiar to itself and, what was more vital, each had
its own families with strong family traits, like the Wolcotts at
Windsor, the Huntingtons at Norwich, the IVards at Guilford, who
made a society after their type.
In 1720, after 55 years, the number of towns was 40, having
doubled, and the estates aggregated ;^4i3,985, having more than
doubled. At this time New Haven and Hartford were much in
GROWTH OF POPULATION.
283
advance of the other places in wealth, that of New Haven being
placed at ^28, ;^i6, that of Hartford at ;^23,203. The population
of New Haven village at this time is estimated at about 1,000.
Another 55 years brings us to the close of colonial times and
the eve of the Revolution. In 1776 there were 71 towns, with a
valuation of ;,^i, 91 1,970. The 12 towns of greatest wealth were :
New Haven,
;^72,5i5-
Wallingford, .
-/^5i,774
Farmington,
;^7i,582.
Hartford,
;^5 1,006
Norwich,
;^66,452.
Norwalk,
;^44,io7
Woodbury,
;^63,9i9.
Middletown,
A3, 551
Stratford,
^^52,262.
Lebanon,
^2,156
Fairfield, .
;^5i,472.
Waterbury,
^1,243
These figures indicate a very even distribution of the inhabi-
tants compared with what we now see. Pres. Dwight gives the
population of New Haven in 1774 as 8,295. The town then
included Woodbridge, Hamden, North Haven and East Haven.
In 1787, after these places had been incorporated by themselves,
Dr. Dana gives the population of New Haven as 3,364, which
indicates that the outlying districts contained more than half of
the inhabitants.
With this expansion more churches were organized — at East
Haven in 1711, at North Haven in 1718, at West Haven in 1719, at
Cheshire in 1724, at Woodbridge in 1742. And it was the same
throughout the State. In 1700 there were 35 churches in Con-
necticut. During the next 50 years 117 Congregational churches
were added, besides 30 or 40 of other denominations.
There is reason to think that the country districts of the State
were nearly as populous then as now. The population of the
State in 1756 was 130,608 according to a census in that year and
in 1776 it was probably about 200,000. According to the census
of 1890 it is now about 750,000. But cities and villages at the
present time embrace fully 500,000, leaving the number in the
surrounding parts not very much larger than in the later colonial
period.
Legislation under these circumstances was simpler than it is
to-day — less general and more specific. It was quite important
that the representative should be acquainted with the other mem-
bers of the Legislature and have a knowledge of the towns in
general ; and the same man was usually returned for a number of
terms.
284
ISAAC' DICKERMAN OF NEW HAVEN.
A list of Deputies from New Haven to the Connecticut General
Assembly during the Colonial period is as follows :
John Cooper, . 6 terms, 1665-74.
James Bishop, . 7 " 1665-68.
Thomas Munson, 24 " 1666-82.
John Nash, . 2 " 1665-68.
John Moss, . 6 " 1667-70.
Abraham Doolittle, I " 1668.
Thomas Yale, . i " 1672.
Jeremy Osborne, i " 1672-75.
William Bradley, 6 " 1675-83.
Moses Mansfield, 22 " 1676-91.
John Chidsey, . 4 " 1678-80.
Abram Dickerman,2i " 1683-96.
John Ailing, . 20 " 1685-1703.
John Miles, . 2 " 1690-91.
James Heaton, 3 " 1696-97.
Jeremiah Osborne, 10 " 1697-1709.
Sam'l Hemingway, i " 1697.
Abraham Bradley, 12 " 1700-10.
Thomas Talmadge, 5 " 1 701-6.
Joseph Moss, Jr., 4 " 1704-6.
John Bassett, . 3 " 1704-10.
William Thomson, i " 1707.
Samuel Smith, . 5 " 1707-1713.
Nathan Andrews, i " 1708.
John Todd, . i " 1709.
Samuel Bishop,
Nathaniel Yale,
Samuel Cook .
Joseph Whiting
Samuel Thomson,
Isaac Dickerman,
Theoph. Munson,
John Gilbert, .
John Munson, .
Jonathan Ailing,
Isaac Johnson,
Joseph Mix,
John Hitchcock,
John, Hubbard,
Samuel Sherman,
Chaun. Whittlesey, 4
Samuel Cook, . 2
David Wooster, i
John Whiting, . 5
Daniel Lyman, 11
Samuel Bishop, 33
Enos Ailing, . i
Roger Sherman, 4
Joshua Chandler, 9
Ja's A. Hillhouse, 9
7 terms,
10 "
6 "
3 "
3 "
59 "
4 "
4 "
12 "
23 "
1 "
2 "
17 "
18 "
13 "
1710-15.
1711-23-
1712-15.
1716-24.
1716-17.
1718-57-
1718-20.
1719-21.
1724-9-
1730-44-
1732.
1736-7,
1739-47.
1744-64.
1746-56.
1751-5-
1754-5-
1757-
1758-60.
1759-67.
1760-80.
1764.
1764-66.
1768-74.
1771-81.
In this list Isaac' Dickerman is conspicuous for more terms of
service than any other Deputy. His father Abraham' Dickerman
was also among those who were long in the Assembly, and his
grandfather, John Cooper, was one of the two who were present at
the earliest session. The united service of these three covered 86
terms, extending from first to last over a period of 92 years.
He seems to have had unusual aptitude for public affairs, due in
large mieasure, we may suppose, to his home training. He was
twelve years old when his grandfather died, and we can imagine
the boy drinking in from the lips of the aged Puritan stories of
the founding of the colony and of its growth, till he was familiar
with its whole history. He did not hold any public position,
however, till he was well past' his youth, and most of his official
service was in advanced life.
He was 32 years of age when he was first placed in office, being
appointed Constable, Oct. 1710. He was Ensign of militia Oct.
OFFICIAL POSITIONS. 285
1713, and Captain in 1722. He was chosen Townsman Dec. 15,
1712, and afterward continuously till 1719 ; thenfrom 1722 till 1725,
and from 1730 till 1732, in all fifteen years. He was Deputy to the
General Assembly 59 terms between 1718 and 1757, and was ap-
pointed Justice of the Peace for New Haven, May 1735, ^^^ each
year afterward as long as he lived — till 1758, 24 years.
In the General Assembly he was twice on Committees " to take
care that all acts of the court are truly and exactly entered on the
records," in 1722 and 1723. Later he was on many important com-
mittees, requiring the best executive ability, especially a judicial
and conciliatory disposition ; in 1727 "to consider a petition from
Nichol's Farms of Stratford for village improvements;" in 1732
"to locate the Kensington meeting-house," a subject upon which
that society had become seriously divided ; and in the same year
to "endeavor a reconciliation among contending parties" in
Woodbury, where "unhappy differences " had arisen over a line
drawn to determine the new Society of Southbury; in 1737 to sell
a township out of which Goshen was formed; and in 1740 to
investigate and advise, upon a petition for a new ecclesiastical
society in the district since known as Oxford.
His services were valued in the Church as well as in state affairs.
He was chosen a Deacon of the First Church in 1727, and held the
office till 1754, when he resigned ; and, transferring his member-
ship to the White Haven Church, was at the same time chosen a
Deacon there and retained the office till his death.
In the Ecclesiastical Society, he was appointed Dec. 30, 1720
on a Committee to "confer with the Trustees and Rector of Yale
College about placing the scholars in the meeting-house ; " and
was asked to perform the same service in other years. He was
chosen, Jan. 4, 1726-7, on the standing committee "to order the
affairs of the Society for the ensuing year," and, with one excep-
tion in 1737, was annually reelected as long as he lived, 31 times.
May 7, 1739, he was Moderator of the meeting and was called to
fill this post some 13 times or more.
When Yale College was about to be removed from Saybrook to
New Haven the town made " a grant of eight acres of land to the
Collegiate School when and so long as the School shall be con-
tinued in New Haven." The committee to make the transfer of
this land were John Ailing, Samuel Bishop, Capt. Joseph Whit-
ing, Isaac^ Dickerman and Theophilus Munson. This was Dec. 24,
1 7 16, and the transfer was made March 15, 1717-18.
286 ISAAC' DICKERMAN OF NEW HAVEN.
Soon after, May 14, 17 18, a number of proprietors in New
Haven made a gift of forty acres more of land for the support of
the institution. The names, with the amount which each contrib-
uted, are as follows :
Abraham Bradley Sr. , 2 acres. John Ball Jr., 5 acres.
Nathaniel Yale, 3j{ acres. Thomas Holt, 1^ acres.
John Todd Jr., i acre. John Mix, 5 acres.
Samuel Ailing, 5 acres. Joseph Ives, i}4 acres.
Isaac Dickerman, 2 acres. Theophilus Munson, i acre.
John Gilbert, 4 acres. John Bradley, i acre.
Joseph Hull, I acre. Joseph Mix, i acre.
Samuel Ives, 2 acres. Daniel Sherman, i acre.
Thomas Munson, 2 acres.
This action strikingly resembles that alluded to on page 6, in
which Thomas' Dickerman, the grandfather of Isaac, was asso-
ciated with his neighbors at Dorchester in providing an education
fund for that place.
But Isaac' Dickerman's services to the College did not end here.
The same May on which this deed was signed, he and Theophilus
Munson took their seats for the first time in the Connecticut Gen-
eral Assembly. They were undoubtedly chosen with particular
reference to their looking after the interests of the College ; for,
at the previous session in October, a movement had been made to
transfer the institution to Middletown, which only the personal
influence of Governor Saltonstall had overcome. It Avas one of
those critical times when a great deal was at stake.
The College had been started at Saybrook in 1701, but the loca-
tion was not altogether satisfactory, and, the question of removal
being raised, the people of Hartford put forth strenuous efforts to
have it transferred to their part of the state. A larger part of the
students went to Wethersfield to be under the instruction of Mr.
Elisha Williams, and a petition was sent to the Legislature that
the College be removed to that place. New Haven had the advan-
tage of a majority in the Board of Trustees and they voted to
establish the institution here. Instruction was entered upon at
the beginning of the academic year 17 16-17 ; but the students at
Wethersfield refused to go and formed the nucleus of a rival col-
lege. The Legislature did not interfere ; commencement was held
at New Haven in 1717 ; and the Trustees began to build a college
hall. Thereupon the diversion was made in favor of Middletown
which came so near succeeding.
YALE COLLEGE. 287
At the time Isaac' Dickerman first entered the Legislature, the
Wethersfield College was still going on, and, the following sum-
mer, held its Commencement ; conferring degrees on the same
day with the College at New Haven. But many things combined
to place the latter in the lead. The Legislature recommended
that the scholars at Wethersfield receive their degrees at New
Haven, and ordered the students to go down thither, while the
Trustees at New Haven smoothed the path to a settlement of diffi-
culties by their conciliatory course. The Wethersfield boys were
found to be a turbulent lot and, early in 1719, they all left in a
body and went back to their old camping grounds. The College,
however, was now established in its new home with a commodious
building for its use, and such a boyish outburst was short-lived.
This is said to have been the only time in which New Haven
was victoriovis in a contest with Hartford. The rival city at the
north won in the early controversy by which the two colonies
were consolidated, and in the recent struggle through which Hart-
ford became the sole capital of the state. But in the strife to obtain
Yale College the city by the Sound was the winner.
Long after this, Isaac' Dickerman seems to have been regarded
in the Legislature as the especial representative of Yale interests,
as shown in the following votes :
May, i7j6. " Upon the report of the Committee for repairing Yale College of
sundry disbursements ; this Assembl}' order that Capt. Isaac Dickerman draw
out of the public treasury for defraying the same and perfecting the repairs of
said College the sum of fifty pounds."
Oct., 1736. '■'■ The Assembly order. That the sum of fifty-three pounds eighteen
shillings and three pence be paid out of the public treasury unto Messrs. Isaac
Dickerman and John Punderson, which together with fifty pounds granted in
May last is in full for repairing Yale College."
Oct., J736. "This Assembly do appoint and impower Mr. Isaac Dickerman
and Mr. John Punderson to proceed to make further repairs of Yale College and
to draw out of the Colony treasury the sum of twenty-four pounds to be improved
for that service."
In those days movement and change were in the air. Forces of
life which had long been gathering vigor were pushing forward
to new unfoldings. A comprehensive glance may help one to
understand the situation. From the planting of New Haven
to the close of the last century it was 160 years. Divide this into
four equal periods of forty years and each has a characteristic
note.
288 ISAAC' DICKERMAN OF NEW HAVEN.
With the first, 1638-167 8, it was The Pursuit of Ideals. The set-
tlers came " seeking a country " — and not merely a land to dwell
in, but to dwell in after a higher way.
The thought of the second period, 1678-17 18, was Occupation of
the Country. It was an age of business, full of energy and enter-
prise, of bold planning, shrewd management and strenuous toil.
The ideals were not lost — no more than an architect's designs are
lost in the process of building when masons, carpenters and artists
work without seeing them — they were only out of sight that they
might pass into fulfillment in the lives of men and of families.
The third period, 17 18-1758, was one oi £)efining Positions. Then
occurred what is known as *'The Great Awakening." People
paused in what they were doing and asked why they were doing
it. They turned to their ideals, their standards of life, to test
themselves and to try their work.
The fourth period, 175 8-1 7 98, Avas marked by The Assertion of
Principles. Its events were the Declaration of Independence and
the establishment of the Republic.
Turning now to the third forty years, the course of events is
fraught with meaning. At their beginning, people hardly knew
what they believed ; at their end the common people had learned
to think, had grasped a philosophy of life and were ordering their
conduct by it.
The master mind of this period was Jonathan Edwards. He
was one to whom, from his childhood, a philosophy of life was
indispensable. From him first the age derived its new spirit of
inquiry. Two incidents are given of the year 1722 which fore-
token those events which were coming.
Yale College had received from England a quantity of valuable
books which offered a rare feast to the scantily-supplied scholars
of this region. Some of them were on Church Polity and these
proved especially fascinating to a group consisting of President
Cutler, Samuel Johnson, Jared Eliot, John Hart, Samuel Whittel-
sey, James Wetmore, and Daniel Brown, all ministers of promi-
nence. They met from time to time in the library and with their
readings engaged in earnest discussion on What was the true organi-
zation for a church ? and What constituted valid ordination ? The result
was a paper presented to the College Trustees at Commencement
questioning the usual ordination and declaring for Episcopacy.
Three of the group who had only doubted concerning ordination
became satisfied on this subject, but the others went on to become
THE GREAT AWAKENING. 289
Episcopalians. The action set all New England in a ferment con-
cerning the meaning of their church order and how it was to be
justified.
The other incident is of Edwards. He was then a young man
of nineteen, ministering to a small church in New York, and there
made a new dedication of himself to God, vowing, "for the future
to be in no respect his own, but to act as one who had no right to
himself in anything." And in accord with this, he "used to retire
frequently into a solitary place on the banks of Hudson's river, at
some distance from the city, for contemplation on divine things
and secret converse with God." This was the beginning of that
" enduement of power " which swayed the people as in a new pen-
tecost.
Edwards was a tutor in Yale College for two years, 17 24-1 7 26.
He married in 1727 Sarah Pierpont, a daughter of Rev. James
Pierpont. Her sister was the wife of Rev. Joseph Noyes, and her
brother was Mr. James Pierpont, who became very prominent
afterward in church affairs. This made New Haven almost like
another home to the great divine.
His ministry in Northampton was begun in 1727, and in 1735
came the first stirrings of that religious movement which swept
over the country and turned men's minds to thinking on those
profound themes of sin and righteousness and judgment, of con-
duct and character, of peace with God and eternal redemption.
This was essentially an intellectual movement, as every sound
religious awakening must be. Starting with the greatest intellect
of the period, it soon drew to itself other men of the highest attain-
ments who gave to it their ardent support and untiring exertions.
Among these were Rev. Benjamin Colman D.D., and Rev. Wil-
liam Cooper of Boston, both of whom were chosen to the presi-
dency of Harvard College, though they never served ; Rev. Jona-
than Dickinson, D.D., the first president of Nassau Hall, now
Princeton University, and Rev. Samuel Finley, one of his succes-
sors ; Rev. Eleazer Wheelock, D.D., who instituted Moore's Indian
School at Lebanon, and became the first president of Dartmouth
College ; Rev. Joseph Bellamy, D.D., who afterward conducted a
famous Divinity School at Bethlehem and trained many eminent
ministers for their work ; Rev. Samuel Hopkins, D.D., a theo-
logian of eminence and the first great advocate of the abolition
of American slavery ; Rev. David Brainerd the missionary to the
Indians, and a multitude of others, the brightest and most earnest
19
290 ISAAC' DICKERMAN OF NEW HAVEN.
minds ; who worked intensely at that season of opportunity,
and grew able by working, so that they could inaugurate large
educational plans and give them permanence in institutions.
In the excitement that attended the work, there came in many
extravagances and follies. This was inevitable in a popular agita-
tion so universal and profound. Every high tide throws up refuse
on the shore. But the refuse is not the tide.
With the beginning of the interest in Northampton under
Edwards there was a similar work in New Haven which united
Christians generally and had their fullest approval.
In 1739, Rev. George Whitefield came to America, and, having
preached to large crowds in Philadelphia, New York and other
places, accepted an urgent invitation of certain Boston ministers
to come to New England. His work in Boston and vicinity was
received with favor and produced a profound impression on the
thousands who gathered to hear him ; this impression remained
after he had gone and bore fruit in revived life among the churches.
From Boston he went to Northampton, having an especial desire
to see Edwards on account of the revival of 1735. This visit was
most happy in all ways. Throngs gathered to listen to the great
preacher and multitudes were turned to a religious life. A strong
attachment grew up between the two great workers for souls, con-
tinuing as long as they lived.
Whitefield went from there to New Haven, where he was enter-
tained by Mr. James Pierpont, the brother of Mrs. Edwards. The
Legislature was in session and he remained from Thursday till
after the Lord's day, preaching with the usual results : of which
Governor Talcott said, ''Thanks be to God for such refreshings
on our way to heaven."
Up to this time there had been unity and harmony in the New
Haven church. But not long after, a division ensued which
widened till it involved the whole community. The occasion of
the division is plainly given as dissatisfaction with the pastor.
Rev. Joseph Noyes, who was then in the 25th year of his ministry :
but the line of cleavage was between friends of the new movement
and those more conservative people who looked upon it with deep
concern.
It may be significant that Whitefield came while the Legislature
was in session and had the representatives to hear him. How he
preached or what particular points he touched, at this time, we are
not told. We only know how he usually preached. He was
WHITEFIELD S VISIT. 29I
fervent, incisive and bold, uttering truth in a way to stir the
conscience, and to lead men to decisions which changed the whole
trend of their life. It was only natural, therefore, that he should
have set these New Haven hearers to defining their positions —
members of the General Court as well as others.
After his departure, there arose a number of itinerant preachers
who devoted themselves to carrying on the work after his methods.
Among these Avas Rev. James Davenport, a great grandson of
Rev. John Davenport, the founder. His father was Rev. John
Davenport of Stamford : his mother Elizabeth Morris of New
Haven, sister of the John Morris alluded to on page 304. : and his
brother was Abraham Davenport famed for his coolness on "the
dark day," which Whittier describes in one of his poems. He was
educated at Yale College, where he was graduated in 1732, with a
class of 32 members, one of whom was his brother Abraham. He
had, therefore, listened to Mr. Noyes' preaching and been under
his pastoral care during the impressible period of his college life.
He was related to many New Haven families, and the people, we
may suppose, felt a special interest in him because of his name
and ancestry.
For a number of years he had been the esteemed pastor at South-
old, L. I., before Whitefield came. His uncle by marriage was
Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, who had been conspicuous in the revival
of 1735, and was now one of the ablest itinerants. Mr. Davenport
concluded that he too was called to this sort of work and left his
parish to engage in it.
He proved to be ill-balanced and his heated imagination led him
to wild extravagances. Coming to New Haven less than a year
after Whitefield's visit, he found the effects of that visit remaining
and perhaps already grown to a wide spread dissatisfaction with
the condition of things in the church. Certainly the movement
for a new society was clearly defined too soon after Mr, Daven-
port's arrival for us to suppose that it began with him.
A leader in the revolt was Mr. James Pierpont, son of the former
pastor and brother of Mrs. Noyes and Mrs. Edwards, with whom
Whitefield was entertained during his stay. Many others were
associated with him who had always lived in New Haven and
grown up in the old church. The names of 38 men were enrolled
on the paper brought into the Society's meeting in December.
How many other men less outspoken, and how many women
besides, were of like mind, we are left to conjecture. No doubt
292 ISAAC' DICKERMAN OF NEW HAVEN.
there were enough to make a deal of noise in a place of two or
three thousand people.
Coming back to familiar scenes, mingling among old friends,
his mind already charged to overflowing with the fervor that was
abroad in the land, we can imagine his emotions as he talked with
one and another who spoke of the saintly Pierpont, the faithful
Street, or his own great sire and the godly ministry of other days,
while bemoaning the evil times on which the church had now
fallen. Much has been said of the mischief this young man
wrought in the community. Possibly too little has been said of
the mischief the community wrought in the young man. We can
hardly question his high motives, and his latei^ life proves that he
was not an utter hypocrite.
For a time he was allowed to preach in the church but behaved
in such a way that he could not be tolerated there. He took
ground against the pastor as an unworthy man and publicly
declaimed about him in the harshest manner. His course in
general was so passionate, so headstrong, so grotesque, — altogether
so like the conduct of a madman, that people of sound judgment
were in dismay.
Most of the community rallied to the support of their pastor
and a strong reaction set in, not only against this .misguided
enthusiast but against Whitefield and the whole movement.
Those, however, who were disaffected proceeded to take steps
for organizing another society and presented the paper already
referred to, at the meeting of the First Society, Dec. 28, 1741.
This paper was as follows :
"To the First Society in the town of New Haven :— Whereas we, the sub-
scribers, have, by long and sorrowful experience, found that the preaching and
conduct of the Rev. Mr. Noyes has been in great measure unprofitable to us,
and that we also have reason to think that he diiiers from us in some points of
faith, we desire (not as we hope out of any prejudice to the persons of Mr. Noyes
and our brethren and friends of the society, to whom we heartily wish all good),
that they would allow us and others that may incline to join us, to draw off from
them in charity, wishing to be a distinct society, that we may put ourselves under
the best advantage to worship God, under such means, as he in his good provi-
dence may allow and we hope will bless, for our spiritual good and edification."
A system then prevailed under which the churches were a good
deal in subjection to the civil power. Salaries and expenses of
every kind were paid by taxation and the General Court was in
the habit of interposing when the affairs of a church were not
going on satisfactorily.
COERCIVE MEASURES. 293
Here was a case where such interference might be called in and
it was not long before the opportunity was improved. In May
1742, the General Court passed a law forbidding any minister
ordained ox licensed to enter the parish of another minister to preach
there without an invitation from him and a majority of his parish:
and ordering that, if any foreigner or stranger should violate the
law he should be sent as a vagrant from "constable to constable"
out of the colony ; and if any minister in the colony should do so
he should be deprived of his salary ; and if any unlicensed person
should exhort within the limits of any parish without consent of
the pastor and people he should be bound to keep the peace in the
penal sum of one hundred pounds.
The avowed purpose was to extinguish the "new lights," as
they were called, and this purpose was followed up with an unre-
lenting severity which reminds us more of the oppressions under
Laud and Strafford than any other chapter of Connecticut history.
Rev. Dr. Button, referring, in 1859, to the experience of those who
went out from the old church at this time, gives the following
account :
"They could gain no permission to form an ecclesiastical society, nor to hold
public worship. They did have public worship, however, but under much
oppression. For eighteen years they were taxed for the support of the church
which they had left, besides bearing a heavy voluntary burden for the support of
their own church. Then, for a large part of that eighteen years they could have
no regular minister, at least, not without having him molested, fined and pun-
ished by the officers of the law. For attempting to preach to that church Rev.
Samuel Finley — afterward President of Princeton College — was arrested and
carried out of the colonj'^ as a vagrant. He had previously been treated in the
same way for preaching to a church 'which separated ' in Milford."*
There Avill be occasion to refer again to this law and the spirit
of intolerance which prevailed in the account to be given of Rev.
Philemon Robbins of Branford.
It becomes an interesting question, What part Isaac Dickerman
bore in these proceedings ? He was now in his 64th year, having
been a deacon for thirteen years and a member of the society's
committee for the same length of time, besides holding important
civil offices. Moreover, in serving on committees of the General
Court he probably had seen more of church quarrels and how it
was necessary to manage them than any other man in town.
It was evidently fitting that a magistrate and officer of the
* Ecclesiastical History of Connecticut, /a^^ /^o.
294 ISAAC' DICKERMAN OF NEW HAVEN.
church, in such a position of affairs, should be careful to stand
aloof from both parties and hold himself in a judicial attitude,
where, in case of a trial he could give a decision that would be
taken as unbiased.
The indications are that this was his course, steadily pursued
for some thirteen years. In going carefully through the First
Society's records for this period, one fails to discover a sign of
leaning toward one side or the other. He seems to be intent on
holding the balances with an even hand, a true Jicstice of the Peace.
When that memorial asking permission to form a new society
was presented, he was a member of the standing committee, and
it devolved on him with seven others to "treat with Mr. Noyes
and Mr. James Pierpont and others what is proposed to be done
in this critical day." And from year to year he was reelected on
that committee through the whole dreary struggle. All the other
members were changed, but he was continued as long as he lived
— strongest proof that he was a man in whose judgment the peo-
ple trusted.
Turning to the reports of the Connecticut General Assembly,
however, we come upon a fact to arrest our attention. In Oct.
1740, Isaac" Dickerman is not returned to this body, and for 12 con-
secutive terms his name is missed. He had been the representa-
tive for 44 terms previous to this ; he was chosen for 15 terms
after this ; but here he is absent for 12 terms ; and the first of these
is that which follows the coming of James Davenport to New
Haven.*
It will be remembered that there was an emergency touching
Yale College when he was first chosen in 17 18, and that the dan-
gers then imminent were averted by the prudent conciliatory pol-
icy pursued. Here was another emergency, and it would seem to
us to-day that, if ever there was need of a conciliatory course, this
was a time for it. But the strength of popular sentiment was for
coercion. Isaac' Dickerman was not the man for that sort of work.
And so he was left at home.
The representatives chosen were Mr. John Hitchcock and Cap-
tain Jonathan Ailing. Both of these had been in the Assembly
before, at different times, as colleagues of Isaac' Dickerman. They
were now there together and were regularly returned till Oct.
* He was in the Assembly as follows : May, 1718 to October, 1723 ; October, 1724 to May, 1736 ;
October, 1737 to May, 1741 ; October, 1747 to May, 1751 ; May, 1752 to May, 1753 ; May, 1756 to
October, 1757.
CONCILIATORY MEASURES. 295
1744, when Captain John Hubbard was chosen in the place of
Captain Ailing, — though Mr. Hitchcock was still continued till,
in Oct. 1847, he was displaced by the return of Captain Dicker-
man.
In the Society's records, April 18, 1744, is the entry :
"Voted that Col. Joseph Whiting Esq. and Capt. Jonathan Ailing and Dea.
John Hitchcock, be agents or attorneys for said Society, to take advice, and
represent to the Hon. General Assembly, the doings of said separatists, in case
they do not desist, — and prosecute them in the law, if it be thought advisable."
This action was taken in view of proceedings begun by the
withdrawing church for the erection of a house of worship. Their
selection for such a committee was quite fitting, as giving them
opportunity for carrying out the policy embodied in their legisla-
tion.
At the same meeting another committee was appointed.
"The Society entering upon the consideration of the separate party's raising
a meeting-house . . . voted that the same is very grievous to the said Society,
and that they esteem it very hurtful to the public peace of said Society ; and
that Col. Joseph Whiting, Esq., Dr. John Hubbard and Mr. Jonathan Mansfield
be a committee from said Society, immediately to represent to said separatists
that their doings herein are unlawful and hurtful and esteemed a public
nuisance, and to desire them forthwith to desist in their work."
Efforts were made in the society to bring about a reconciliation
between the two parties. It was plain from the beginning that
this could only be done by having some other preacher besides
Mr. Noyes.
The committee to whom the memorial was referred advised,
"That Mr. Noyes be asked to call in the assistance of Rev. William Russell
of Middletown, and Rev. Jonathan Edwards of Northampton, to consult meas-
ures to promote peace amongst us, and to advise the church and society in so
important an affair."
The society adopted the suggestion. Mr. Rvissell and Mr.
Edwards came. After consultation they advised obtaining a col-
league for Mr. Noyes. This advice was accepted and measures
instituted to carry it into effect.
The invitation was tendered to Rev. Aaron Burr of Newark,
then to Mr. Chauncey Whittlesey ; but nothing was accomplished,
and it was the impression that Mr. Noyes did not heartily favor
it, though it continued to be talked about.
296 ISAAC' DICKERMAN OF NEW HAVEN.
Meanwhile the separate church became definitely organized and
continued to grow, notwithstanding the opposition. In 1744,
Whitefield made another visit to America. The General Associa-
tion of Connecticut, hearing of his intention to pass this way,
voted their disapproval and advised that ministers should not
admit him to their pulpits. He came to New Haven in 1745, and
was not invited to Mr. Noyes' pulpit ; but a platform Avas made
before Mr. Pierpont's house and he preached to a congregation so
large that neither of the churches could have held it. This, like
other things, helped the new church, and was no benefit to the old.
The " new lights " now had their house of worship, and preach-
ing— sometimes from men who were among the most attractive in
the country — Wheelock, Bellamy and others. The air of New
Haven was not congenial to religious persecution, and the more
it was tried the stronger grew the movement at which it was
aimed.
About 1747-8, it became evident that the new church had come
to stay, and the common sense of the community began to accept
the situation. Mr. Noyes saw that it might be well for him to
have a colleague if one could be obtained to suit him, and sug-
gested it of his own accord.
Jan. 1748-g. Voted in the Society "that Rev. Mr. Clap, Isaac Dicker-
man and John Hitchcock be a committee of the Society to procure some gentle-
man on trial in order for a colleague with Mr. Noyes."
Jan. 17^0. Voted in the Church to the same effect, and the same committee
was appointed.
Then comes an effort for conciliation.
Jatt. ij, ij4g-^o. " Voted, that Messrs. Isaac Dickerman, John Hitchcock,
John Hubbard, James Pierpont, Jos. Mix, Jos. Trowbridge, Samuel Cook,
Chauncey Whittelsey, James Peck, Jr. , Abraham Thompson and John Potter be
a committee to consider the present state of the society with relation to the
religious differences subsisting among us, and propose some scheme for a union
or preventing further separation."
Four of these names are of the "separatist" party, James Pier
pont, Jos. Mix, Samuel Cook and Abraham Thompson. This
indicates a growing spirit of toleration, though the committee
seems never to have made a report.
In 1 75 1, Rev. Samuel Bird was called to be pastor of the new
church and conditioned his acceptance on a removal of the diffi-
culties with the First Church. Steps were taken to bring about
THE CHURCH IN YALE COLLEGE. 297
reconciliation, but meeting with no response from the First
Church, Mr. Bird was settled without it. He proved to be an
acceptable pastor and preacher and his church rapidly increased
in numbers and in strength.
The affairs of the First Church now became critical. It was a
serious thing not to have acceptable preaching in their house, and
more serious now than ever before. Dr. Bacon in his '■^Historical
Discourses^'' p. 240, tells a story that illustrates the situation.
" President Clap once undertook to expostulate with Mr. Noyes for not
preaching better. ' You do not know,' said Mr. Noyes, 'what an ignorant peo-
ple I have to preach to.' ' Yes, I do,' said the President, ' and I know that as
long as you preach to them in this way, they always will be ignorant.' "
President Clap had to consider the interests of the college
and of the students who attended Mr. Noyes' preaching. We can
be sure that he did not lag in his efforts on that committee to get
a colleague for Mr. Noyes ; and as Capt. Dickerman had been
trying for over ten years to bring about this very thing, it is not
likely that he was idle about it.
Something happened now which led both of these men to quit
Mr. Noyes and the First Church at about the same time. Dr.
Bacon suggests that the " President and the other members of the
College Corporation appear to have become convinced that Mr.
Noyes Avas at heart opposed to receiving a colleague ; and that he
had art enough to defeat all efforts to that end." If this was the
case it also affords ample explanation for the course of his com-
panion on the committee.
In 1753, President Clap took the students away from the First
Church and commenced public worship in the college hall ; and
in April, 1754, Capt. Dickerman joined the White Haven Church.*
It is a noteworthy coincidence that in Oct. 1753, a little after the
withdrawal of the College people from the First Church, Isaac
Dickerman is again missed from the General Assembly and is not
returned for the next two years.
A recent writer on these events suggests that political motives
* " April 2, 1754, Deacon Isaac Dickerman as a token of his love and affection hath given a
piece of plate to this Church as follows, viz. A silver cup with two handles containing about a
pint beer measure marked at the bottom with the capital letters I ^ R to be used by the Church
in remembrance of the donor." — First Church Records.
It is pleasant to think that the First Church has been using the parting gift of this venerable
deacon, during all these years, at the Lord's Supper, the sacred feast of Christian fellowship and
mutual love.
298 ISAAC' DICKERMAN OF NEW HAVEN.
had much to do with the positions men took. Such an explana-
tion is to be tested by individual cases. And in this case, what
political motive could have led to the attitude taken by Isaac
Dickerman at the beginning of the strife — or to his new attitude
under these changed conditions ? Instead of bringing a political
advantage in either case, it cost him his seat in the Assembly — or
at least it looks so.
It would seem as if his uniting with the " separatists " must
have led to his dismissal from the Society's committee, but it did
not ; he was re-elected every year after this, the same as before :
while with him on the committee were John Hubbard, John
Hitchcock, Jonathan Ailing and Jonathan Mansfield, all staunch
adherents of Mr. Noyes and identified with the coercive measures.
In the early list of disaffected members we do not find the
name of any descendant of Abraham^ Dickerman, but when
Isaac' Dickerman united with the White Haven Church he seems
to have taken a number with him, and in the roll of Mr. Bird's
party, subscribed in 1757, we find his two sons Jonathan^ and
Stephen*, while SamueP's name is not down in either party.
Probably he had joined the church at North Haven, as in 1758 he
was one of the society's committee at Mt. Carmel. After the
death of their father, Jonathan' joined the Mt. Carmel church ;
Stephen' returned to the First Church and his name is on the roll
made out by the General Assembly Oct. 1759. On this roll, too,
are found the names of Susannah, Joseph' and John^ Dickerman
who had steadily adhered to the First 
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